nous vs mother wit

nous and mother wit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nous	Yes	No	No	No
mother wit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mother wit is a hypernym of nous; that is, mother wit is a word with a broader meaning than nous:

Other hypernyms of nous include common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense.

nous (noun)	mother wit (noun)
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason	sound practical judgment
common sense