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Motherliness

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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.
mother·li·ness n.
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Noun1.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


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And as for her own rejected suitor, Fairfax Munroe, except for a kind of grave and proper motherliness about his protecting manner, he absolutely was the most indistinctive of them all.
Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context
There was so much motherliness and full-heartedness even in the way she passed a plate of cakes or poured a cup of coffee, that it seemed to put a spirit into the food and drink she offered.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
Withal, she was sheerly feminine, tender and soft and clinging, with the smouldering passion of the mate and the motherliness of the woman.
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