Associations to the word «Motherliness»

Wiktionary

MOTHERLINESS, noun. The property of being motherly.

Dictionary definition

MOTHERLINESS, noun. The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.