mothered
Cared for protectively
Mothered is the past tense of mother, meaning to care for someone in a protective, nurturing way: She mothered the stray kittens back to health.
It can carry connotations of excessive or unwanted care: He resented being mothered by his older sister.
To be mothered is to receive such attention.
Supportive care-giving
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- tenderSoft or sore
- gentleSoft and kind
loving · affectionate · caring · supportive · encouraging · patient · attentive · devoted
Depriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
controlling · hovering · clingy · possessive · stifling · coddling · enmeshed · overinvolved
Serving to guard
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- guardingActively protecting something
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
watchful · vigilant · defending · hovering · fussing · worrying · cautioning · warning
Giving emotional ease
- consolingGiving solace to another
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- calmingInducing a settled state
embracing · holding · hushing · pacifying · sympathetic · understanding · solacing · heartwarming
Leading toward destination
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- instructingConveying how to proceed
- advisingGiving informed guidance
coaching · disciplining · correcting · shaping · molding · educating · training · directing
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- tenderSoft or sore
gentle · loving · affectionate · caring · supportive · encouraging · patient · attentive · devoted · doting
smothering
Depriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- overprotectiveGuarding too zealously
helicopter · controlling · hovering · clingy · possessive · stifling · coddling · enmeshed · overinvolved · meddlesome
protective
Serving to guard
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- guardingActively protecting something
safeguarding · watchful · vigilant · defending · hovering · fussing · worrying · cautioning · warning · securing
comforting
Giving emotional ease
- consolingGiving solace to another
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
calming · embracing · holding · hushing · pacifying · sympathetic · understanding · solacing · heartwarming · warming
guiding
Leading toward destination
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- instructingConveying how to proceed
advising · coaching · disciplining · correcting · shaping · molding · educating · training · directing · instilling
motheredneglected
Not given proper attention
abandoned · unmothered · forsaken · ignored · rejected
motheredorphaned
Deprived of parents
abandoned · deserted · left behind · given up · relinquished
- Mother's DayDay celebrating motherhood
- single motherWoman raising children alone
- Mother RussiaPersonified Russian nation
- your motherOne's female parent
- mother's love
- mother henOverprotective caretaker type
mother, motherly, motherhood, mothers, mothering, mother-in-law, mother-to-be