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maternalism, n.|məˈtɜːnəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. maternal a. + -ism. Cf. paternalism n.]
Behaviour or attitudes characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does towards her child.
a1961in Webster s.v., Remarkable for her benevolent maternalism. 1971H. Guntrip Psychoanalytic Theory i. v. 100 These splitting processes begin certainly as soon as the mother's primary maternalism begins to fail the baby. 1980Christian Science Monitor 19 May 19/3 Miss Foster conveys..the emotional depth of Mother Courage's fierce maternalism. 1985New Scientist 14 Feb. 10/1 Lactation has created the myth of maternalism: that only the mother is suited to taking care of the offspring. 1987Church Times 10 Apr. 9/2 Both paternalism and maternalism can take a wrong turning if the attitude includes a desire to keep the other person in a state of dependence.
So maternaˈlistic a., characteristic of or exhibiting maternalism; maternal.
1941Federal Reporter (U.S.) 2nd Ser. CXXI. 339/1 The ‘mercantilist’ system was profoundly paternalistic (or maternalistic). 1974Hawkey & Bingham Wild Card x. 99 She felt..maternalistic concern for him. 1985New Scientist 14 Feb. 12/1 Primates outdo even the carnivores when it comes to ‘maternalistic’ males. |