"unsmother" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsmothers [present, singular, third-person], unsmothering [participle, present], unsmothered [participle, past], unsmothered [past]
Etymology: From un- + smother. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|smother}} un- + smother Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsmother (third-person singular simple present unsmothers, present participle unsmothering, simple past and past participle unsmothered)
  1. To release from smothering.

Inflected forms

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