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