motherwise

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motherwise

/ˈmʌð.əˌwaɪz/ UK
/ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ US

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mother + -wise

adverb

not comparable In the manner of a mother; maternally. The chubby father let the baby slide into one of the heavy wooden chairs, and the little girl instantly busied herself, motherwise, smoothing out the child's rumpled frock of clean faded calico, placing his fat legs to give a better balance in the big seat, straightening the cheap wide straw hat, lu

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"motherwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/motherwise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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motherwise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/motherwise

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"motherwise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/motherwise.

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@misc{motherwise_2026,
  title = {motherwise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motherwise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}