Mothered \Moth"ered\, a. Thick, like mother; viscid. They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil. --Dryden. Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mothering}.] To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to. The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have mothered another body's child. --Howell.