"mismother" meaning in English

See mismother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mismothers [present, singular, third-person], mismothering [participle, present], mismothered [participle, past], mismothered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + mother. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|mother}} mis- + mother Head templates: {{en-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.

Inflected forms

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