The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NUN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Mother figure? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
NUN | 50 % | 3 |
ABBESS | 25 % | 6 |
MATRIARCH | 25 % | 9 |
Why may NUN be the right solution?
The answer "NUN" is the right solution because nuns are often seen as mother figures in religious communities, providing care, guidance, and support to others.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mother figure?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- motherly
- mothering
- motherliness
- mother wit
- father figure
- motherhood
- mother superior
- queen mother
- matriarch
- foster mother
- surrogate mother
- earth mother
Crossword Answer definitions
NUN noun- A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.
- (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- A prostitute.
- A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
- The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NUN
- Woman with a habit
- Franciscan, e.g.
- Mother Teresa, e.g.
- Wimple wearer
- One with a habit
- Theresa of Avila, for one
- Convent resident
- Sister
- Sally Field role
- Sister concerned with souls
More clues leading to the result ABBESS
- Convent VIP
- Sisters' superior
- Mother Superior
- Religious leader
- Heloise, for one
- Number-one nun
- Héloïse or Saint Walpurgis
- Convent leader
- Nun's superior
- Top nun