as in maternal
of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother she showed a sweet motherly tenderness toward the tiny kitten she was taking care of

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Recent Examples of motherly Brown did all of the regular motherly things to help Hester get there. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024 The effect is palpable, a shrine to motherly love and its power to fuel not just a practice, but a life. Wren Sanders, Them, 26 July 2024 The rest of Kardashian’s caption was devoted to expressing her motherly pride for her daughter after three years of dance. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 July 2024 Denning is a motherly hibernation pregnant wolves begin days before giving birth. Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for motherly 

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“Motherly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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