- mother wit
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natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense.[1400-50; late ME moderis wytte]
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mother wit
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Mother wit — Mother Moth er, a. Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. [1913 Webster] It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother wit — Native intelligence; common sense … The small dictionary of idiomes
mother wit — n. native intelligence; common sense … English World dictionary
mother wit — moth′er wit′ n. natural or practical intelligence, wit, or sense … From formal English to slang
mother wit — noun Date: 15th century natural wit or intelligence … New Collegiate Dictionary
mother wit — noun Inborn intelligence; innate good sense. Katharina: Where did you study all this goodly speech? Syn: common sense, native wit … Wiktionary
mother-wit — n. Native wit, common sense … New dictionary of synonyms
mother wit — /mʌðə ˈwɪt/ (say mudhuh wit) noun → common sense …
mother wit — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. common sense, perception, reason; see wisdom 2 … English dictionary for students
mother wit — n. common sense, horse sense, plain good sense … English contemporary dictionary
