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 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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In 1996, 65% of public safety employees had nine or fewer years on the job.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
Washington himself had hundreds of slaves at his home and plantation in Virginia.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of had

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DeMarvion Overshown has handled the bulk of the responsibilities during training camp, while rookie Jaishawn Barham received the green dot while Overshown nursed a sore lower body on Tuesday.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
There were doubts and questions about whether they could be nursed back to health.

— J.D. Miles, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of nursed

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Entering Wednesday’s finale, the Twins had produced three or fewer runs in 14 of their last 24 games.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
On August 14, Garrett & The Bad Boys will release their debut EP, Heavy Naturals, produced by three-time Grammy Award winner Kenny Greenberg.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Police found Tanta-Quidgeon lying in the road and being treated by a witness to the incident, who is also an EMT and was performing CPR on Tanta-Quidgeon.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

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Gausman delivered a strong performance, tossing seven innings and limiting the Royals to two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts on 96 pitches.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Smith, the Republican mayor of Tifton, said Ossoff has consistently delivered for the region.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026