grandmotherly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]grandmother + -ly
Adjective
[edit]grandmotherly (comparative more grandmotherly, superlative most grandmotherly)
- In the manner of a grandmother.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 103:
- “Mr. Norton, your head!” he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
- Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
- 2022, Hernan Diaz, Trust, Picador (2023), page 256:
- 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.”