- motherly moth·er·ly adj
- ['mʌðəlɪ]
materno (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
motherly moth·er·ly adj
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motherly — moth|er|ly [ˈmʌðəli US ðər ] adj a motherly woman is loving and kind, like a good mother →↑maternal ▪ her motherly instincts ▪ She was a plump, motherly woman in her fifties. >motherliness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
motherly — moth•er•ly [[t]ˈmʌð ər li[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother 2) like a mother 3) in the manner of a mother • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME moderly, OE mōdorlīc moth′er•li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
