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
- mismothers
- mismothering
- mismothered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misbreed, misrear, misattend, misbear, misnurture, misfeed.
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