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... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > co-mothering
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > co-mothering
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > co-mothering
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > co-mothering

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co-mothering  

Definition

  • Co-mothering is the experience of being a second mother to a child not biologically one's own. It is distinct from adoptive mothering or stepmothering in as much as the child's other parent is also a woman. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Co-Mothering]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-B4QJRH67-1

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