Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mothered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Mothering}.]
To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a
mother to.

The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the
crown, would have mothered another body's child.
--Howell.


Mothered \Moth"ered\, a.
Thick, like mother; viscid.

They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.
--Dryden.