| 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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