mother wit

[ muhth-er wit ]
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noun
  1. natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.

Origin of mother wit

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English moderis wytte

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mother wit

noun
  1. native practical intelligence; common sense

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