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motherly

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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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Adj.1.motherly - befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
Adv.1.motherly - in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally"
maternally
motherly
adjective maternal, loving, kind, caring, warm, comforting, sheltering, gentle, tender, protective, fond, affectionate
Translations
Spanish motherly [ˈmʌðəlɪ] adj → maternal
French motherly [ˈmʌðəlɪ] adj → maternel(le)
German motherly [ˈmʌðəlɪ] mother adj → mütterlich
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Whimple," said Herbert, when I told him so, "is the best of housewives, and I really do not know what my Clara would do without her motherly help.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Then from the mother's breast, where it still lay hid, Into the fading bud the dew-drop gently slid; Stronger grew the little form, and happy tears fell, As the dew did its silent work, and the bud grew well, While the gentle rose leaned, with motherly pride, O'er the fair little ones that bloomed at her side.
Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
But Mavra Kuzminichna stood at the closed gate for some time with moist eyes, pensively swaying her head and feeling an unexpected flow of motherly tenderness and pity for the unknown young officer.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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