"mothering" in the verb sense
1. mother, fuss, overprotect
care for like a mother
"She fusses over her husband"
2. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
make (offspring) by reproduction
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"John fathered four daughters"
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