mother
noun
a woman who has borne offspring; a female parent.
mothery
-
a word derived from
mother.
Example Sentences
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And in them she put a little note that made me cry and cry and cry, it was so dear and mothery.
From Mary Cary "Frequently Martha" by Kate Langley Bosher
Tell her, then, tell her all you wish, you dear old fluttery, mothery poet father—as though it made any difference.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
Miss Effie Allendyce took her under her wing in a fluttery, mothery sort of a way with a great many "my dear's."
From Red-Robin by Harriet Roosevelt Richards
I inherit it from my darling mothery; I will not allow myself to be defeated.”
From A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
But, please, Uncle Edward, why would mothery be pleased?
From A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
