Motherliness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Motherliness \Moth"er*li*ness\, n.
     The state or quality of being motherly.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  motherliness
       n : 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}]