Motherly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌðəli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Motherly is an adjective meaning Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
Meaning
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
More Meanings
- In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.
Example Sentences
Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life[…]
Mrs. Rutherford looked motherly at the eager girl and caressed her curls[…]
The mother sometime beateth the child, but yet her hart melteth vpon it euen in the very beating, and therefore she casteth the rodde into the fier, and colleth the childe, geueth it an apple and dandleth it moste motherly.
I Am glad that you approve and applaud my design, of withdrawing my self from all tumult and business of the World; and consecrating the little rest of my time to those studies, to which Nature had so Motherly inclined me, and from which Fortune like a Step-mother has so long detained me.
Synonyms for motherly
Depending on context, synonyms include maternal, motherful, motherlike, maternally.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maternally, maternal, dirty, homey, feminine, doting.
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