"motherlover" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-motherlover.ogg [Australia] Forms: motherlovers [plural]
Etymology: mother + lover, as a euphemism for motherfucker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mother|lover}} mother + lover, {{m|en|motherfucker}} motherfucker Head templates: {{en-noun}} motherlover (plural motherlovers)
  1. (euphemistic, slang, derogatory) Motherfucker. Tags: derogatory, euphemistic, slang Synonyms: motherhumper, muhfugga
    Sense id: en-motherlover-en-noun-HOGI2VSH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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