Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mothered

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: moth-ered
IPA: /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Receiving the care and attention of a mother.

verb

simple past and past participle of mother

adj

Thick, like mother (film or membrane on fermented liquids); viscid.

Example Sentences

"They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil."

Etymology

From Middle English *modred, equivalent to mother + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *modred

Inflected Forms

more mothered (comparative) most mothered (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmothered

Questions

How do you pronounce mothered?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)d/.
What does mothered mean?: Receiving the care and attention of a mother.
Where does mothered come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mothered

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