'Motherliness' definitions:
Definition of 'motherliness'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity]
Definition of 'Motherliness'
From: GCIDE
- Motherliness \Moth"er*li*ness\, n. The state or quality of being motherly. [1913 Webster]