allomothering

English

Verb

allomothering

  1. present participle of allomother

Noun

allomothering (uncountable)

  1. The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother.
    • 2017 August 9, Holly Dunsworth; Anne Buchanan, “Sex makes babies”, in Aeon:
      They’re so big (read: hungry) and so slow to grow to independence, that allomothering – infant care from other than the mother – not only from a baby’s grandmother, maternal aunts and sisters, but also from the baby’s brothers, father and his kin, enabled us to continue and maybe even thrive under these conditions.
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