What does it mean to "mother" somebody?

Question

What does it mean to "mother" somebody?

Answer 1

If an adult is mothered it means that some one does stuff for them that they could have done themselves and treats them lovingly.

Answer 2

To mother =    1- to care for like a mother or

                         2- Make children

Answer 3

to take care of them as if they were their own

that sounds confusin

basically to look after someone like they would look after their own child/children hense the word 'mother'