MATERNALISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing maternal instincts

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

maternal (characteristic of a mother)

Derivation:

maternalism (motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children)

maternalism (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother)

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