noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being motherly. uncountable
2. 2
   the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother wordnet

Synonyms

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attuned caregivingcaring temperamentempathic responsivenessmaternal qualitymaternal rolematernal warmth

Antonyms

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coldnessdetachmentinsensitivityunmotherliness

Etymology

From motherly + -ness.