maternal quality

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noun

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
• Syn:
motherliness, maternalism, maternity
• Derivationally related forms:
maternal (for: maternity), maternalistic (for: maternalism), motherly (for: motherliness)
• Hypernyms:
parental quality
• Attrubites:
maternal