Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motherwise

/ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moth-er-wise
IPA: /ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of a mother; maternally.

Example Sentences

"The chubby father let the baby slide into one of the heavy wooden chairs, and the little girl instantly busied herself, motherwise, smoothing out the child's rumpled frock of clean faded calico, placing his fat legs to give a better balance in the big seat, straightening the cheap wide straw hat, ludicrously too old, that was fastened with a string under his double chin."
"Then she looked at Paragot and the child, a yard or two in front of us. "He is the image of his father," she said almost reverentially. […] "Pauvre chéri," said Blanquette, motherwise."

Etymology

mother + -wise

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mother

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/
British English: /ˈmʌð.əˌwaɪz/

Questions

How do you pronounce motherwise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/.
What does motherwise mean?: In the manner of a mother; maternally.
Where does motherwise come from?: mother + -wise

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