Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismothering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-moth-er-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mismother

noun

Failure of an animal to take maternal care of its young, and/or stealing another's offspring to mother it.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mismothering may occur among sheep when a lamb has been separated from the flock and returned."

Etymology

From mis- + mothering.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mismothering mean?: present participle and gerund of mismother
Where does mismothering come from?: From mis- + mothering.

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