ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mismother

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Mismother is a verb meaning (of an animal, especially a ewe) To fail to care for her own offspring, and/or to steal others' offspring and mother it.

Meaning

(of an animal, especially a ewe) To fail to care for her own offspring, and/or to steal others' offspring and mother it.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include misbreed, misrear, misattend, misbear, misnurture, misfeed.

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