Motherliness

moth·er·ly  (mr-l)

adj.

1. Of, like, or appropriate to a mother: motherly love.

2. Showing the affection of a mother.

adv.

In a manner befitting a mother.

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mother·li·ness n.

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Noun

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motherliness - the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" maternal quality, maternalism, maternity parental quality - a quality appropriate to a parent