1
as in had
to bring forth from the womb
I hope to mother at least one child
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in nursed
to attend to the needs and comforts of
mothered the patients with chicken soup
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mothered
Verb
-
Swept away The high altitude in Denver can cause certain pitch types to go awry, but Gray had the benefit of being able to mix and match from his expansive repertoire.
-
He's also made three career trips to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and had postseason career highs with nine assists and points in 20 games in 2022, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup.
Verb
-
The textile mill that gave Berkshire its name was the original bad business, one Buffett nursed for 20 years before finally shutting it down.
-
In the final four games of the season last year, the Cowboys elected to move Smith to the left tackle spot while Guyton nursed nagging injuries with Dallas out of playoff contention.
Verb
-
Brown served as a historian of the Black experience and simultaneously challenged a nation to expand their minds, added Vaughan, a cultural critic who directed a similar interview show for Jesse Jackson, produced by music-entertainment mogul Quincy Jones in the 1990s.
-
Winick Productions, a company that has produced red carpet events for the Grammy and Tony award shows and movie premieres, also applied for a permit to set up a canopy or tent outside the Garden for an event involving up to 999 people.
Verb
-
Two adult males were shot and treated for lacerations at the scene, said Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Officer Charles Miller.
-
All other occupants were treated at the scene or were uninjured, police said.
Verb
-
Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Báez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
-
Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Baez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
Verb
-
While the nose is generally considered healed around the one-year mark, that timeline can stretch to 18 months or longer depending on the person.
-
Now that she's fully healed, Karen is thrilled with her appearance.
Cite this Entry
“Mothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mothered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
