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Motherly vs Maternalism - What's the difference?

motherly | maternalism |

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)
  • Befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
  • *
    • Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life

    maternalism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.

    • Synonyms

    * motherliness English words suffixed with -ism