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motheriness

motheriness noun: the quality of being mothery.

Noun

motheriness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being mothery.

Origin of motheriness

From mothery + -ness.

Questions about motheriness

What does motheriness mean?
Motheriness means the quality of being mothery.
What part of speech is motheriness?
Motheriness is a noun.

Words near motheriness in the dictionary

  1. motherhouse
  2. motherhouses
  3. motherhumper
  4. motherhumpers
  5. motherin'
  6. motheriness
  7. mothering
  8. Mothering Day
  9. Mothering Sunday
  10. mothering up
  11. mothering-cake

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