Motherly Definition

mŭthər-lē
adjective
Of, like, or appropriate to a mother.
Motherly love.
American Heritage
Of a mother.
Webster's New World
Having traits considered typical of mothers; maternally kind, protective, nurturing, etc.
Webster's New World
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adverb
As a mother.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Motherly

  • mother +"Ž -ly

    From Wiktionary

Motherly Sentence Examples

  • In nearly all George Sand's loves there was a strong strain of motherly feeling.

  • She felt no motherly bond to the kid huddled beside her in a thick coat despite how adorable he was.

  • I guess it was the motherly way it was put to me, because I said I would.

  • She is very fond of children younger than herself, and a baby invariably calls forth all the motherly instincts of her nature.

  • Her own life was by choice, and as far as her position would admit, one of almost austere simplicity and homeliness; and her subjects were proud of a royalty which involved none of the mischiefs of caprice or ostentation, but set an example alike of motherly sympathy and of queenly dignity.

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