mothering

Word family  noun mother motherhood mothering adjective motherly motherless verb mother

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++moth·er·ing /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  the process of caring for children in the way that a mother does 〔母亲般的〕呵护；照料 → fathering mothering skills 育儿技巧 Babies and young children need mothering. 婴幼儿需要母亲般的呵护照料。

Examples from the Corpus

mothering• For girls the problem is compounded by the concept of mothering.

moth·er·ing nounChineseSyllable  

the of in process Corpus for the caring children

mothering
moth‧er‧ing /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]the process of caring for children in the way that a mother does ⇨ fathering:
    mothering skills
    Babies and young children need mothering.

mother·ingBrE /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌðərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the act of caring for and protecting children or other people 呵护；照料◆an example of good/poor mothering 良好呵护的范例；照顾不周的例子