motherly

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MOTHERLY, adjective Pertaining to a mother; as motherly power or authority. 1. Becoming a mother; tender; parental; as motherly love or care. MOTHERLY, adverb In the manner of a mother.
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