NOUN | attribute | motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity | the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother |
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Meaning | The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother. | |
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Example | "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" | |
Synonyms | maternalism, maternal quality, maternity | |
Attributes | maternal | characteristic of a mother |
Broader | parental quality | A quality appropriate to a parent |
Spanish | cualidad maternal | |
Catalan | qualitat maternal | |
Adjectives | motherly | befitting a mother |
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