Meaning

1 senses

  1. In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.

    in a maternal manner; as a mother

Examples

9 sentences

  1. She answered in a motherly way.

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  2. His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.

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  3. Stefan stirred up motherly feelings within Anna.

    deStefan hat mütterliche Gefühle in Anna geweckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. She was very motherly.

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  5. That's very motherly of you.

    ruЭто было очень по-матерински с твоей стороны. — astynk

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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
Comparativemore motherly Lesson
Superlativemost motherly

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
maternally
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
motherhoodmotherlandB1motherlessmotifmotionB2motionlessB1
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