"mother up" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mothers up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothering up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothered up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothered up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "mother up (third-person singular simple present mothers up, present participle mothering up, simple past and past participle mothered up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We have to open the pen so the calves can mother up.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To unite and remain with one's mother."
      ],
      "id": "en-mother_up-en-verb-aVdsJzO4",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of young livestock, e.g. calves or lambs) To unite and remain with one's mother."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of young livestock"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To act as a mother to a child."
      ],
      "id": "en-mother_up-en-verb-PKrW6jFJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To act as a mother to a child."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mother up"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"up\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mothers up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothering up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothered up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mothered up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "mother up (third-person singular simple present mothers up, present participle mothering up, simple past and past participle mothered up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We have to open the pen so the calves can mother up.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To unite and remain with one's mother."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of young livestock, e.g. calves or lambs) To unite and remain with one's mother."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of young livestock"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To act as a mother to a child."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To act as a mother to a child."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mother up"
}