"allomother" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allomother.wav [Southern-England] Forms: allomothers [plural]
Etymology: allo- + mother Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo|mother}} allo- + mother Head templates: {{en-noun}} allomother (plural allomothers)
  1. (zoology) A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another. Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms: othermother Related terms: allomaternal Translations (one that provides maternal care): sijaisäiti (Finnish), alomãe [feminine] (Portuguese), са́мка-помо́щница (sámka-pomóščnica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-allomother-en-noun-O63Tjc65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 57 43 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Verb

IPA: /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allomother.wav [Southern-England] Forms: allomothers [present, singular, third-person], allomothering [participle, present], allomothered [participle, past], allomothered [past]
Etymology: allo- + mother Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|allo|mother}} allo- + mother Head templates: {{en-verb}} allomother (third-person singular simple present allomothers, present participle allomothering, simple past and past participle allomothered)
  1. (transitive) To provide maternal care for another creature's young. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-allomother-en-verb-Tp1FRyAN

Inflected forms

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