motherly
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, lovingBefitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
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» She answered in a motherly way.
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1 sensesBefitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
mütterlich
матери́нскийmaterínskij
матери́нськийmaterýnsʹkyj, ма́тернійmáternij
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
Examples
9 sentencesShe answered in a motherly way.
His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
Stefan stirred up motherly feelings within Anna.
deStefan hat mütterliche Gefühle in Anna geweckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She was very motherly.
That's very motherly of you.
ruЭто было очень по-матерински с твоей стороны. — astynk
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English moderly, from Old English mōdorlīċ (“motherly, maternal”), from Proto-From Middle English moderly, from Old English mōdorlīċ (“motherly, maternal”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”), equivalent to mother + -ly.
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Forms
more motherly, most motherly| Comparative | more motherly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most motherly Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons 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.