motherly

moth·er·ly

M0439400 (mŭth′ər-lē)adj.1. Of, like, or appropriate to a mother: motherly love.2. Showing the affection of a mother.adv. In a manner befitting a mother.

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moth′er·li·ness n.

motherly

(ˈmʌðəlɪ) adjof or resembling a mother, esp in warmth, or protectiveness ˈmotherliness n

moth•er•ly

(ˈmʌð ər li)

adj. 1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother. 2. like a mother. adv. 3. in the manner of a mother. [before 1000; Middle English moderly, Old English mōdorlīc] moth′er•li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	motherly - befitting a mother; warm and nurturingmaternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
Adv.	1.	motherly - in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally"maternally

motherly

adjective maternal, loving, kind, caring, warm, comforting, sheltering, gentle, tender, protective, fond, affectionate a plump, motherly woman

Translations

母亲般的

mother

(ˈmaðə) noun1. a female parent, especially human. John's mother lives in Manchester; (also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young. 母親 母亲2. (often with capital. also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns. 女修道院院長 女主管人（对女修道院院长的尊称） verb to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much). His wife tries to mother him. (像母親般地)照顧，保護(過度) （母亲般地）照管 ˈmotherhood noun the state of being a mother. 為人母 母亲身份ˈmotherless adjective having no mother. The children were left motherless by the accident. 沒有母親的 没有母亲的ˈmotherly adjective like a mother; of, or suitable to, a mother. a motherly woman; motherly love. 母親般的，適合當母親的，母性的 母亲般的ˈmotherliness noun 宛如慈母 慈母心ˈmother-country, ˈmotherland (-land) nouns the country where one was born. 祖國 祖国ˈmother-in-law – plural ˈmothers-in-law – noun the mother of one's husband or wife. 岳母，婆婆 岳母，婆婆 ˌmother-of-ˈpearl noun, adjective (of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells. 珠母貝，珠母貝的 珍珠母ˈmother-tongue noun a person's native language. My mother-tongue is Hindi. 母語 母语