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motherish

motherish adjective: having maternal qualities; motherly.

Adjective

motherish (comparative more motherish, superlative most motherish)

  1. Having maternal qualities; motherly.

Synonyms of motherish

Forms of motherish

comparativemore motherish
superlativemost motherish

Origin of motherish

From mother + -ish.

Questions about motherish

What does motherish mean?
Motherish means having maternal qualities; motherly.
What part of speech is motherish?
Motherish is an adjective.

Words near motherish in the dictionary

  1. mothering up
  2. mothering-cake
  3. mothering-cakes
  4. motheringly
  5. motherings
  6. motherish
  7. motherism
  8. motherist
  9. motherists
  10. motherkin
  11. motherkins

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