Grandmotherly

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
In the manner of a grandmother.
"“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice."
2
Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
"One of the maids introduced me to Miss Clifford, the housekeeper, a grandmotherly yet somehow youthful woman who offered me a cup of tea I was too nervous to accept. She gave it to me anyway, calling me “love.”"

Synonyms

ancestral fatherly maternal mother parent parental

Example

"“Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice."

Etymology

From grandmother + -ly.

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