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mommish

mommish adjective: characteristic of a mom; mommyish.

Adjective

mommish (comparative more mommish, superlative most mommish)

  1. Characteristic of a mom; mommyish.
    • The littlest things get her all mommish.2005, Susan Volland, Cooking for Mr. Right, page 97
    • Taking her clubbing... well, that wouldn't be very mommish.2006, Holly Jacobs, Confessions of a Party Crasher, page 258

Forms of mommish

comparativemore mommish
superlativemost mommish
alternative formmomish
alternative formmom-ish

Origin of mommish

From mom + -ish.

Words formed from mommish

Questions about mommish

What does mommish mean?
Mommish means characteristic of a mom; mommyish.
What part of speech is mommish?
Mommish is an adjective.

Words near mommish in the dictionary

  1. mommier
  2. mommies
  3. mommiest
  4. momminess
  5. momming
  6. mommish
  7. mommishly
  8. mommishness
  9. mommock
  10. mommocked
  11. mommocking

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