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  • noun Plural form of co-mother.

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Examples

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    Our weekend 2009

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    feminist blogs in english » 2009 » April 2009

  • She was never far off, however, and her attitude toward the co-mothers, whose proud child-service was direct and continuous, was lovely to see.

    Herland 1915

  • The most familiar instance of this is among the bees, where the drone, after fulfilling his functions, dies or is destroyed by the sturdy co-mothers of the hive.

    Women and Economics: A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution 1898

  • She was never far off, however, and her attitude toward the co-mothers, whose proud child-service was direct and continuous, was lovely to see.

    Herland Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1897

  • This should have thickened the plot, but there is apparently no rivalry nor animosity between the co-mothers.

    The Diary of a Goose Girl Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    feminist blogs 2009

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    feminist blogs 2009

  • Essentially Amy & I were co-mothers of siblings for the weekend.

    feminist blogs 2009

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