mothering的意思|mothering的解释-里氏词典

mothering ['mʌðɚ]

n. 省亲, 育儿

Mothering \Moth"er*ing\, n.
A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on
Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting
the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.

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.

I did not have that much mothering skills," Buffham said.
'But she is going into the business of mothering,' and has decided to 'take herself out of the loop, as George Bush would say.' The worry now is that Dow Jones will replace Abelson with a Wall Street Journal editor.
The critical question might be "to whom is this child born and what kind of mothering is going on in that environment?" said Sachs, who argues that it illustrates the need for more treatment for female addicts.
"But I had double trouble because when I got home, I had to deal with Mom and Dad." Now that her children are grown, Mrs. Morgan is still mothering.
By the end of the play, when Mr. Preen has recovered and it is Mr. Gogol who is ill, the mothering turns goyish, and borscht gives way to lime jello.
Today's teachers must spend "more and more time mothering, hand-holding and problem-solving," says Louella Bacek, the elementary-school guidance counselor for the North Arlington Board of Education.

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