motherwise UK /ˈmʌð.əˌwaɪz/US /ˈmʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ adverb1 •In the manner of a mother; maternally.Then she looked at Paragot and the child, a yard or two in front of us. "He is the image of his father," she said almost reverentially. […] "Pauvre chéri," said Blanquette, motherwise. — 1906