Bible Dictionaries
Mothering
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, - supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
(2):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mother
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mothering'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/mothering.html. 1828.