motherly
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motherly
- /ˈmʌðəli/ UK
- /ˈmʌðɚli/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English moderly, from Old English mōdorlīċ (“motherly, maternal”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”), equivalent to mother + -ly.
adjective more motherly · most motherly
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Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life[…]
Similar: maternal, motherful, motherlike
adverb more motherly · most motherly
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In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
The mother sometime beateth the child, but yet her hart melteth vpon it euen in the very beating, and therefore she casteth the rodde into the fier, and colleth the childe, geueth it an apple and dandleth it moste motherly.
Similar: maternally
Translations
Every language
adj befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving
| Deutsch | mütterlich |
|---|---|
| Italiano | materno |
| Русский | матери́нский materínskij |
| العربية | أُمِّيّ ʔummiyy, أُمُومِيّ ʔumūmiyy |
| עברית | אִמָּהִי imahi |
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