the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; the girls motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
[ Syn: maternalism , maternal quality , maternity ]
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; the girls motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
[ Syn: maternalism , maternal quality , maternity ]