momly
English
Etymology
From mom + -ly.
Adjective
momly (comparative more momly, superlative most momly)
- Typical of a mom; momlike
- 2010, Lois Duke Whitaker, Voting the Gender Gap:
- Once fretting about momly things like education, health care, poor folks and breathing air with no detectable color or texture—girlie-man Democratic stuff—security moms have moved on to bigger frights.
- 2011, Gina Robinson, Pink Slipper:
- I could see her as a guardian, very momly.
- 2010, Lois Duke Whitaker, Voting the Gender Gap:
Derived terms
- momliness