maternalism

English Thesaurus

1. motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children (noun.act)

hypernym	:	aid, attention, care, tending,
definition	:	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something (noun.act)

2. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	parental quality,
definition	:	a quality appropriate to a parent (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

3. motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children (noun.act)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

4. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

derivation	:	motherly,
definition	:	befitting a mother; warm and nurturing (adj.all)

5. motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children (noun.act)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

6. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	maternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a mother (adj.all)

derivation	:	maternalistic,
definition	:	showing maternal instincts (adj.all)

derivation	:	motherly,
definition	:	befitting a mother; warm and nurturing (adj.all)