allomother

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈæləˌmʌðə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈæləˌmʌðɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A human or other creature that provides some maternal care for the young born of another.
    — Within hours of birth, baby langurs are spirited away from their mothers. They spend up to 50 percent of daylight hours passed from allomother to allomother
动词 v.
  1. To provide maternal care for another creature's young. transitive

词形变化

allomothers plural allomothers present,singular,third-person allomothering participle,present allomothered participle,past allomothered past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der.
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Germanic *mōdēr
Proto-West Germanic *mōder
Old English mōdor
Middle English moder
English mother
English allomother
From allo- + mother.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der.
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Germanic *mōdēr
Proto-West Germanic *mōder
Old English mōdor
Middle English moder
English mother
English allomother
From allo- + mother.
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