English words for 'In a mommish manner.'
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verb
noun
- A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
- An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
- A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
- one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
adj
- characteristic of a mother
- Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- related on the mother's side
- relating to or derived from one's mother
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
- (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
- Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
noun
adj
noun
- (also collective) A woman, or women considered as a group.
- A race for female horses only.
- Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- the sphere of work by women
adj
prefix
noun
- (dialect, colloquial) Mother.
- The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.
- A gull.
- Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
- The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
- (slang, derogatory) The mouth.
- informal terms for the mouth
prefix
noun
- (countable, informal, slang) One's mother.
- (countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.
- (literally) An elderly woman.
- (uncountable) The plant sea wormwood.
- (countable, informal, slang) One's wife.
- a woman who is old
- herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
noun
- (childish) mamma; mother
- (US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.
- an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
- informal terms for a mother
noun
det
particle
noun
- Initialism of mother.
- (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
- (in job listings) Abbreviation of minority.
- (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
- (slang) Initialism of morphine.
- Abbreviation of Monday.
- Monsieur.
- Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- (entomology) Initialism of media.
- (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
- Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- (usually clothing) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- Initialism of million.
- Initialism of masochist.
- concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
- a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
- the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
adj
character
name
num
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (rare, informal, gender-neutral) A parent.
- (especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
- A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
- a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
- care for like a mother
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- (transitive) To pet.
- (transitive) To disturb (a person)
- (intransitive, US, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
- (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
- (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
- (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
noun
verb
- care for like a mother
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- (intransitive, of an alcohol) To develop mother.
- (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- (transitive) To cause to contain mother (“that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns it into vinegar”).
- (chiefly transitive) To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
noun
- a term of address for a mother superior
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
- a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
- a term of address for an elderly woman
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
- A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- (rail transport) A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
- (figuratively) A female ancestor.
- A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
- A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
- A female who has given birth to a baby; this person in relation to her child or children.
- (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
- (euphemistic, mildly vulgar, slang) Motherfucker.
- The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
- Dregs, lees; a stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of a culture of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
- (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
- (Stan Twitter, originally drag slang) A person who is admired, respected, or looked up to within a particular fandom or community; see also: serve cunt
- (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example. (Appears as "mother of a(n) __".)
- The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
- Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
- A disc produced from the electrotyped master, used in manufacturing phonograph records.
- Alternative form of moth-er.
- (figuratively) A source or origin.
noun
- (dialect, colloquial) Mother.
- The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.
- A gull.
- Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.
- The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
- (slang, derogatory) The mouth.
- informal terms for the mouth
noun
- (countable, informal, slang) One's mother.
- (countable, informal, derogatory) A person (irrespective of age or sex) who is always complaining about his or her situation.
- (literally) An elderly woman.
- (uncountable) The plant sea wormwood.
- (countable, informal, slang) One's wife.
- a woman who is old
- herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
noun
- (childish) mamma; mother
- (US, historical, often pejorative) In the southern United States, a black nanny employed to look after white children; or in the antebellum South, a female slave who was close to the household and looked after the children.
- an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
- informal terms for a mother
noun
det
particle
noun
- Initialism of mother.
- (cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
- (in job listings) Abbreviation of minority.
- (cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
- (slang) Initialism of morphine.
- Abbreviation of Monday.
- Monsieur.
- Abbreviation of nautical mile.
- (entomology) Initialism of media.
- (US, film) A film with the content rating M.
- Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
- (usually clothing) Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
- Initialism of million.
- Initialism of masochist.
- concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
- a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
- the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
adj
character
name
num
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (rare, informal, gender-neutral) A parent.
- (especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
- A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
- a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
verb
noun
- A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
- An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
- A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
- one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
verb
noun
verb
- care for like a mother
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- (transitive) To pet.
- (transitive) To disturb (a person)
- (intransitive, US, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
- (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
- (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
- (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
noun
verb
- care for like a mother
- make (offspring) by reproduction
- (intransitive, of an alcohol) To develop mother.
- (transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.
- (transitive) To cause to contain mother (“that substance which develops in fermenting alcohol and turns it into vinegar”).
- (chiefly transitive) To give birth to or produce (as its female parent) a child. (Compare father.)
noun
- a term of address for a mother superior
- a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
- a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
- a term of address for an elderly woman
- a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation
- A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- (rail transport) A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
- (figuratively) A female ancestor.
- A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
- A pregnant female; mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
- A female who has given birth to a baby; this person in relation to her child or children.
- (figuratively) Any person or entity which performs mothering.
- (euphemistic, mildly vulgar, slang) Motherfucker.
- The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
- Dregs, lees; a stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of a culture of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
- (figuratively) Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
- (Stan Twitter, originally drag slang) A person who is admired, respected, or looked up to within a particular fandom or community; see also: serve cunt
- (euphemistic, colloquial) A striking example. (Appears as "mother of a(n) __".)
- The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
- Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
- A disc produced from the electrotyped master, used in manufacturing phonograph records.
- Alternative form of moth-er.
- (figuratively) A source or origin.
adj
- characteristic of a mother
- Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- related on the mother's side
- relating to or derived from one's mother
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
- (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
- Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
noun
adj
noun
- (also collective) A woman, or women considered as a group.
- A race for female horses only.
- Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- the sphere of work by women