mommish en · ADJ
Etymology
From mom + -ish.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a mom; mommyish.
She had also opened up her own dresser drawers and closet to find some “basics” for Tink— things in neutral colors like black and white that didn't look mommish,
2016, Karen Romano Young, Hundred Percent:Taking her clubbing... well, that wouldn't be very mommish.
2006, Holly Jacobs, Confessions of a Party Crasher, page 258:The littlest things get her all mommish.
2005, Susan Volland, Cooking for Mr. Right, page 97:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| momish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mom-ish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most mommish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mommish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |