What do they call French toast in France? (And other similar questions)
Read moreIn English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
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maternalshe's the motherly type — es muy maternal- Her own daughters would undoubtedly have laughed at how motherly she sounded.
- Katrina and Shannon were giggling like little children while Judith acted with motherly affection.
- She smiled and placed her hand on his cheek in a motherly sort of gesture, thanking him again for the Merlot.
- The older woman waved even as she welcomed her son home with a motherly hug.
- She smiled understandingly, tucking some hair behind my ear in an almost motherly sort of way.
- There are the same anxieties, the same pains and disappointments but those motherly instincts are still there.
- Mia muttered something to her, and then she looked at me, her green eyes looking at me in a motherly sort of way.
- Kidnappers just do not put up with disapproving glances and motherly clucks.
- Anna placed a comforting, motherly hand on her shoulder, making her look up.
- The woman, from whom he got his blue eyes and brown hair, immediately took him into a tight motherly hug.
- Her appearance was motherly, and she had an aura about her that just seemed to welcome Katherine in.
- I probably got a motherly smack on the back of the legs for the escapade.
- Beth is distant and cold to Conrad, unable to show him the type of motherly love he needs and desires.
- A short, plump and positively motherly lady appeared in the doorway, ushering us in.
- And her motherly demeanor makes it easier for other staff members to seek her advice.
- His is a tale of jealousy, envy and treachery, but also of motherly love, shrewdness and adventure.
- She also plays a motherly role to her nieces and nephews, since she considers them her own.
- She was a lovely, motherly old lady with a mane of white hair wound into a compact bun.
- Jane, oddly, was showing her motherly instincts as she rubbed each of their backs with her hand.
- She was highly protective of him, in an almost motherly way, although she was only three years older than him.
- Many women are torn between their nationalism and motherly instincts.
Further reading
12 ways to say goodbye in other languages
Find out moreEnglish has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you’ve probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages.
55 words ending in ‘ster’ you didn’t know you needed to know
Find out moreMany words formed by the addition of the suffix –ster are now obsolete - which ones are due a resurgence?
