Motherly vs Maternalism - What's the difference?
motherly | maternalism |
Befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
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the treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.
As an adjective motherly
is befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.As a noun maternalism is
the treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.motherly
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life