maternalnessn.
/məˈtəːnlnəs/, U.S. /məˈtərnlnəs/ rare.
Motherliness.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [noun] > motherly quality
motherlinessa1637
maternality1721
maternalness1727
maternity1804
maternalism1892
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Maternalness, motherliness, motherly Affection.
a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) 74 The patted cheek, the fond maternalness.
1984 New Yorker 2 Apr. 43/1 ‘I will buy you everything.’ The grandeur of it—the complete maternalness—silences me.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1727- make one's day
- make short work of
- make short work of occasionally with
- make shorter by a head
- make showers
- make showing of
- make shy of
- make sib
- make sick
- make sit up
- make slight of
- make slow running
- make smooth
- make smooth work of
- make snug
- make so bold
- make some noise
- make someone an ass
- make someone an offer he or she can't refuse
- make someone tired
- make someone's blood boil
- make someone's life a misery
- make something fast
- make something of
- make something specified hum