mọ̀lẹ́bí verb /mɔ̃̀.lɛ́.bí/
Definitions
  1. to treat or know someone as one's relative
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “mọ̀lẹ́bí”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
From mọ̀ (“to know”) + ní (“in, as”) + ẹbí (“family”), literally “To know as family”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2, where this word is spelled “mọlẹbi”. Reference: en-mọlẹbi-yo-verb-iejcWOf3