maiden-auntish
maiden-auntish · more maiden-auntish · most maiden-auntish
Having stereotypical characteristics of an elderly unmarried auntHaving stereotypical characteristics of an elderly unmarried aunt; straight-laced, old-fashioned, etc.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving stereotypical characteristics of an elderly unmarried aunt; straight-laced, old-fashioned, etc.
Origin
From maiden aunt + -ish.From maiden aunt + -ish.
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Forms
more maiden-auntish, most maiden-auntish| Comparative | more maiden-auntish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most maiden-auntish Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmaiden-auntishness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.