mismother

English

Etymology

mis- + mother

Verb

mismother (third-person singular simple present mismothers, present participle mismothering, simple past and past participle mismothered)

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

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.