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motherly

motherly is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

  1. 1adjective

    Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.

  2. 2adverb

    In a manner of a mother.

  3. 3adjective

    befitting a mother; warm and nurturing

  4. 4adverb

    in a maternal manner; as a mother

    "she loved her students almost maternally"

    Synonyms

    maternally

Synonyms

maternally

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