Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motherlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
moth-er-like
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly.

Etymology

From mother + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more motherlike (comparative) most motherlike (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

fatherlike

Questions

What does motherlike mean?
Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly.
Where does motherlike come from?
From mother + -like.

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