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(uncountable) Inborn intelligence; innate good sense. / (countable, obsolete) A person with such intelligence.

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Source Word

mother wit

uncountable countable obsolete

(uncountable) Inborn intelligence; innate good sense. / (countable, obsolete) A person with such intelligence.

Japanese Meaning

先天的な知能、または生まれつきの判断力、賢明さ / そのような知能や判断力を持つ人（旧式で、可算名詞として用いられる）

Her mother wit helped her navigate the crowded marketplace without getting lost.

彼女の生まれつきの知恵が、混雑した市場を迷わずに切り抜けるのを助けた。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) Inborn intelligence; innate good sense.

Kate. Where did you study all this goodly speech?

Petr. It is extempore, from my mother wit.

Sense（2）

(countable, obsolete) A person with such intelligence.

From iygging vaines of riming mother wits,

And ſuch conceits as clownage keepes in pay,

Weele lead you to the ſtately tent of War,

Where you ſhall heare the Scythian Tamburlaine:

Threatning the world with high aſtounding tearms

And ſcourging kingdomes with his conquering ſword.

mother wits

（ plural ）