maternalityn.

Brit.

/matəˈnalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌmædərˈnælədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maternal adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < maternal adj. + -ity suffix. Compare later paternality n.

The quality or condition of being maternal, or a mother; motherliness.In quot. 1865 in plural: motherly remarks or sayings.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [noun] > motherly quality

motherlinessa1637

maternality1721

maternalness1727

maternity1804

maternalism1892

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Maternality, Mother-hood, &c.

1865 D. M. Mulock Christian's Mistake iv. 90 It was worse, far worse, than poor Mrs. Ferguson's stream of foolish maternalities,—vulgar, but warm and kindly, and never ill-natured.

1957 M. Millar Soft Talkers 147 She was..stout, middle-aged, efficient, with a false front of maternality that wouldn't deceive a child.

1990 Representations Winter 175 Cecil's caution about the mode of feeding quietly betrays his own undying hopes for Elizabeth's maternality (‘though she will not be a mother’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maternality
释义	maternalityn. Brit. /matəˈnalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmædərˈnælədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maternal adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < maternal adj. + -ity suffix. Compare later paternality n. The quality or condition of being maternal, or a mother; motherliness.In quot. 1865 in plural: motherly remarks or sayings. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [noun] > motherly quality motherlinessa1637 maternality1721 maternalness1727 maternity1804 maternalism1892 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Maternality, Mother-hood, &c. 1865 D. M. Mulock Christian's Mistake iv. 90 It was worse, far worse, than poor Mrs. Ferguson's stream of foolish maternalities,—vulgar, but warm and kindly, and never ill-natured. 1957 M. Millar Soft Talkers 147 She was..stout, middle-aged, efficient, with a false front of maternality that wouldn't deceive a child. 1990 Representations Winter 175 Cecil's caution about the mode of feeding quietly betrays his own undying hopes for Elizabeth's maternality (‘though she will not be a mother’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721
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