MOTHERED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

mothered

verb

past tense of mother

as in had

to bring forth from the womb I hope to mother at least one child

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as in nursed

to attend to the needs and comforts of mothered the patients with chicken soup

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Recent Examples of mothered Within this supreme divine presence, each child, and every parent, as the spiritual expression of God, is tenderly fathered and mothered. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 The new cub's arrival marks the first time Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has had a lion birth since July 2020, when lioness Abana mothered three cubs. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 June 2026 My mother lost her own mother at 14 and was never fully mothered back to wholeness. — Eli Raphael, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Perhaps pasta or pizza with cheese is so comforting because we’re literally being mothered by flowering plants and bovines? — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else has started, watered and mothered for months. — Henry Homeyer, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 During the foster season, officials move captive pups into existing litters where they can be mothered by wild wolves. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026

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Verb

Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists, and Artemi Panarin added a power-play goal and an assist as the Kings beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Monday night.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When presented with the findings, the Republican National Committee said the party hasn’t had enough time to fix the affordability crisis inherited from Democratic leadership.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of had

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For years, Pollock’s brother Sande had nursed him through alcoholism and breakdowns, but then Krasner stepped in.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Dean Fryer, the restaurant’s namesake, nursed a pint outside while chatting with creative director Nicholas Blechman.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of nursed

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Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Not coincidentally, Seattle converted 11 of 16 third-down situations and amassed 410 yards — nearly double what the Chiefs produced (213).

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of produced

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Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an issue only for the IT department.

— Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
The first is to bake the value proposition into the initial ask so benefits to farmers aren’t treated as an afterthought at the end of the supply chain.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of treated

Verb

Wyatt needed an onside kick recovery for any chance of an improbable comeback and Adrian Dunn delivered.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
During the day, activities center around lectures, delivered by enthusiastic expedition team members.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of delivered

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At the Shrine, though, each song was still a startling feat of storytelling — a raw wound that somehow hadn’t healed at all.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026