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Definition of motherly

Motherly
Motherly Moth"er*ly, a. [AS. m[=o]dorlic.] Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care. --Hooker. Syn: Maternal; paternal. Usage: Motherly, Maternal. Motherly, being Anglo-Saxon, is the most familiar word of the two when both have the same meaning. Besides this, maternal is confined to the feelings of a mother toward her own children, whereas motherly has a secondary sense, denoting a care like that of a mother for her offspring. There is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the two, confining motherly to the latter signification. ``They termed her the great mother, for her motherly care in cherishing her brethren whilst young.' --Sir W. Raleigh.
Motherly
Motherly Moth"er*ly, adv. In a manner of a mother.

Meaning of motherly from wikipedia

- Look up motherly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Motherly may refer to: an adjective to describe mothers Motherly bond, the relationship between a...
- Motherly is a 2021 Canadian psychological horror thriller film directed by Craig David Wallace. The film stars Lora Burke as Kate, a woman who lives an...
- A maternal bond is the relationship between a biological mother/caregiver and her child or baby. While typically ****ociated with pregnancy and childbirth...
- Unlike motherly love, fatherly love is conditional for Fromm, it can be earned. Fromm contends that in infancy, people care more about motherly love, while...
- Acid Motherly Love is an album by the Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., released in 2007 by Riot Season. It is their first as the fixed...
- Motherly (French: Maternelle) is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Blasband. The film tells the story of Viviane, who after the death...
- the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household name for playing motherly roles in the 1990s and early 2000s. She became a household name after her...
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- late elder sister, Sonia. Simran only married Sudhir in order to give motherly love to Sudhir and Sonia's son. She leads an unhappy, lonely and p****ionless...
- historical novel. Even though she is a Yakshi (Ghost), Neeli is worshiped in a motherly form in a temple in Panchavankadu, after she is impaled by the great priest...