motherly

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   showing the warmth, care, and protectiveness associated with a mother

   She watched over the injured traveler with motherly concern.

Common collocations

• motherly love Adjective + noun

From Middle English moderly and Old English mōdorlīċ, formed from mother + -ly. The adjective has long described the warmth, care, or protectiveness traditionally associated with a mother.

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