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momly

momly adjective: typical of a mom; momlike.

Adjective

momly (comparative more momly, superlative most momly)

  1. (informal) Typical of a mom; momlike.
    • Once fretting about momly things like education, health care, poor folks and breathing air with no detectable color or texture—girlie-man Democratic stuff—security moms have moved on to bigger frights.2010, Lois Duke Whitaker, Voting the Gender Gap
    • I could see her as a guardian, very momly.2011, Gina Robinson, Pink Slipper

Forms of momly

comparativemore momly
superlativemost momly
alternative UKmumly

Origin of momly

From mom + -ly.

Words formed from momly

Questions about momly

What does momly mean?
Momly means typical of a mom; momlike.
What part of speech is momly?
Momly is an adjective.

Words near momly in the dictionary

  1. momist
  2. momists
  3. momless
  4. momlike
  5. momliness
  6. momly
  7. momma
  8. momma bear
  9. momma bears
  10. momma grizzlies
  11. momma grizzly

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