mothering; maternal care

The state or quality of being a mother.

A proposed form of African feminism focusing on motherhood, nature, and nurture.

(UK) The fourth Sunday of Lent, three Sundays before Easter, now especially as a day to honor one's mother.

plural of mothering-cake

(Britain, food) A simnel cake; one of various dessert cakes eaten on Mothering Sunday.

The mother of one's spouse. / A mother-in-law apartment. / A mother-in-law sandwich. / (dated) A stepmother.

The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)

The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. / A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.