mothered

[Eng. mother (1), s.; -ed.] Having a mother. "So fathered and so mothered ." -Observer , No. 67. mother-hood, s. [Eng. mother; -hood.] The state of being a mother. "What human thought can apprehend That mystery of motherhood ?" D. G. Ro etti: Ave. mother-ing, s. [Eng. mother (1), s.; -ing .] A rural custom in England of visiting one's parents on Mid-lent Sunday. Called also Mid-lenting.