mother wit

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noun

natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.

Origin of mother wit

1400–50; late Middle English moderis wytte

Words nearby mother wit

mother shipton, mother spleenwort, mother superior, mother teresa, mother tongue, mother wit, mother yaw, mother's boy, mother's day, mother's helper, mother-in-law

Words related to mother wit

commonsense, faculties, nous, senses, wits

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mother wit

noun

native practical intelligence; common sense