motherlike
- a word derived from mother.
Example Sentences
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In some ways, Ms. Hurst had been a motherlike figure to Mr. Guara, who was 12 years younger.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021
“I do; a dear motherlike creature you are. But I do not know myself.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Mrs. Farwell asked her son, motherlike, using even a query about the weather to turn attention to her boy.
From John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment by Brummitt, Dan B.
It was natural and motherlike that she should try to defend me; but it only made matters worse.
From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Jacobs, Harriet Ann
Afterward, greatly to my satisfaction, I heard that though, motherlike, Mrs. Hudson had forgiven her son, Mr. Sherwood ever treated him with a cool haughtiness, which effectually kept him at a distance.
From Homestead on the Hillside by Holmes, Mary Jane
