About The Word Motherly
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Motherly
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What's The Definition Of Motherly?
[adv] in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally"
[adj] befitting a mother; warm and nurturing Synonyms | Synonyms for Motherly: maternal | maternally Related Terms | Find terms related to Motherly: See Also | Motherly In Webster's Dictionary \Moth"er*ly\, a. [AS. m[=o]dorlic.]
Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a
mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or
care. --Hooker.
Syn: Maternal; paternal.
Usage: {Motherly}, {Maternal}. Motherly, being Anglo-Saxon,
is the most familiar word of the two when both have
the same meaning. Besides this, maternal is confined
to the feelings of a mother toward her own children,
whereas motherly has a secondary sense, denoting a
care like that of a mother for her offspring. There
is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the
two, confining motherly to the latter signification.
``They termed her the great mother, for her motherly
care in cherishing her brethren whilst young.'' --Sir
W. Raleigh.
\Moth"er*ly\, adv. In a manner of a mother. |
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