I like these kinds of free association games. I read the OP only (not the rest of posts) when I had this reaction. I thought about how the mothering style of a woman may be passed onto her child and influence what kind of parent they might become (or not, if it is directly aversive).

And indeed... This is coming from my own work - I am a biologist and some of my work has to do with how traits and behavior are inherited across generations. I did think of reproduction in terms of offspring. I did not even think about my own mother at all, or therapy/therapists even at first. I think it is typical also in a sense that I rarely think/talk much about my own mother, did not do very much even in therapy. And I don't tend to like the idea of reparenting in therapy, so I guess my mind won't go there as the first place. But I am always very preoccupied with my work and its topics. Not surprised that my personal association would go there first.

I also had a second thought then, perhaps it is really just about therapist-client, how some Ts might want to replicate a mother ideal, or how some clients expect that in a maternal transference.

Interestingly, the fake definition did not even occur to me until I read the subsequent post by OP.

I think I would likely have had an entirely different association if it was "The reproduction of fathering". I think that would have reminded me of how I miss my beloved father (died a couple years ago) and how I always think there is no way anyone else could reproduce (replicate) our relationship and his influences on me.

I did google the book since and I might actually read it, seems like something that would interest me in several ways. Thanks for the game