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mummyish

mummyish adjective: motherly; maternal.

Adjective

mummyish (comparative more mummyish, superlative most mummyish)

  1. (informal) motherly; maternal

Forms of mummyish

comparativemore mummyish
superlativemost mummyish

Origin of mummyish

From mummy + -ish.

Questions about mummyish

What does mummyish mean?
Mummyish means motherly; maternal.
What part of speech is mummyish?
Mummyish is an adjective.

Words near mummyish in the dictionary

  1. mummychog
  2. mummychogs
  3. mummydom
  4. mummyhood
  5. mummying
  6. mummyish
  7. mummyji
  8. mummyjis
  9. mummykins
  10. mummylike
  11. mummyology

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