"mother up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: mothers up [present, singular, third-person], mothering up [participle, present], mothered up [participle, past], mothered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mother up (third-person singular simple present mothers up, present participle mothering up, simple past and past participle mothered up)
  1. (of young livestock, e.g. calves or lambs) To unite and remain with one's mother.
    Sense id: en-mother_up-en-verb-aVdsJzO4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (informal) To act as a mother to a child. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mother_up-en-verb-PKrW6jFJ
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