Definition & Meaning | English word ALLOMOTHERING

Definitions of ALLOMOTHERING

1. The provision of infant care from someone other than the mother.
2. inflection of allomother

Examples of Using ALLOMOTHERING in a Sentence

• While all group members participate in infant caretaking, juvenile females that cannot yet menstruate are responsible for the majority of allomothering.
• Allomothering comprises a wide variety of behaviours including: carrying, provisioning, grooming, touching, nursing (allonursing), and protecting infants from predators or conspecifics.
• Allocare is often referred as allomaternal care or allomothering if it is provided by anyone other than the mother.
• Based on their study, Isler and van Shaik conclude that a change in lifestyle resulting in substantial increases in allomothering occurred early in the Homo genus.

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