co-mother
Fellow maternal figure
A co-mother is a woman who shares mothering responsibilities with another parent, typically in lesbian partnerships where both women consider themselves the child's mother.
The term acknowledges parental roles that aren't based on biological connection alone: As co-mothers, they split school pickups and bedtime routines.
It also appears in contexts of shared custody or communal parenting arrangements.
Baptismal ceremony guardian
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- godchildBaptism sponsor's charge
- sponsorFunder of activities
ceremony · blessing · faith · religious · rite · church · confirmation · vow
Joint child-rearing by separated adults
- custodyProtective care or control
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
communication · scheduling · holidays · handoff · boundaries · consistency · cooperative · divorced
Woman desiring women
- same-sexInvolving identical genders
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- non-biologicalNot related genetically
- donorOne who contributes freely
wife · partner · adoption · IVF · surrogacy · recognition · equality
Reciprocal godparent term
- villageSmall rural community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- alloparentingChildcare by non-biological caregivers
tribal · kinship · childcare · community · sisterhood · solidarity · intergenerational · neighborhood
godparent
Baptismal ceremony guardian
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- godchildBaptism sponsor's charge
sponsor · ceremony · blessing · faith · religious · rite · church · confirmation · vow · commitment
co-parenting
Joint child-rearing by separated adults
- custodyProtective care or control
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
mediation · communication · scheduling · holidays · handoff · boundaries · consistency · cooperative · divorced · separated
lesbian
Woman desiring women
- same-sexInvolving identical genders
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- non-biologicalNot related genetically
donor · wife · partner · adoption · IVF · surrogacy · recognition · equality
comadre
Reciprocal godparent term
- villageSmall rural community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
alloparenting · tribal · kinship · childcare · community · sisterhood · solidarity · intergenerational · neighborhood · reciprocity
co-motherbiological mother
Female who gave birth
birth mother · stepmother · legal guardian · foster mother · surrogate
mother, mothers, mothered, mothering, motherhood, motherly, maternal, maternity, matriarch