MOTHERLY


Meaning of MOTHERLY in English

— motherliness , n.

/mudh"euhr lee/ , adj.

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother; maternal: motherly solicitude.

2. like a mother: to take a motherly interest in an orphan.

adv.

3. in the manner of a mother.

[ bef. 1000; ME moderly, OE modorlic. See MOTHER 1 , -LY ]

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