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mother may I

mother may I noun: a children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.

Noun

mother may I (uncountable)

  1. A children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.

Forms of mother may I

alternative formMother May I
alternative formMother May I?
alternative formfather may I
alternative formFather May I
alternative formcaptain may I
alternative formCaptain May I

Questions about mother may I

What does mother may I mean?
Mother may I means a children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.
What part of speech is mother may I?
Mother may I is a noun.

Words near mother may I in the dictionary

  1. mother liquor
  2. mother liquors
  3. mother load
  4. mother lode
  5. mother lodes
  6. mother may I
  7. Mother Monster
  8. mother naked
  9. mother nature
  10. mother of all
  11. Mother of all Bombs

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