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motherward

motherward adverb: toward one's mother.

Adverb

motherward (not comparable)

  1. Toward one's mother.

Origin of motherward

From mother + -ward.

Questions about motherward

What does motherward mean?
Motherward means toward one's mother.
What part of speech is motherward?
Motherward is an adverb.

Words near motherward in the dictionary

  1. mothertruckers
  2. mothertruckin'
  3. mothertrucking
  4. motherumbah
  5. motherumbung
  6. motherward
  7. Motherwell
  8. Motherwell rules
  9. motherwise
  10. motherworld
  11. motherworlds

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