Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun motherliness

1 sense of motherliness

Sense 1
motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity -- (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children")
       => parental quality -- (a quality appropriate to a parent)