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MATERNALISM

• MATERNALISM (noun)
The noun MATERNALISM has 2 senses:

1. the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
2. motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children

Familiarity information: MATERNALISM used as a noun is rare.

• MATERNALISM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

maternal quality; maternalism; motherliness; maternity

Context example:

the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children

Hypernyms ("maternalism" is a kind of...):

parental quality (a quality appropriate to a parent)

Attribute:

maternal (characteristic of a mother)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("maternalism" is a kind of...):

aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)

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(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of care
Pronunciation of maternal
Meaning of attention
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