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motherliness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun motherliness has 1 sense
- motherliness(n = noun.attribute) maternal quality, maternalism, maternity - 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" is a kind of parental quality
Derived form adjective motherly1
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