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motherliness

/muhth-er-lee/US // ˈmʌð ər li //UK // (ˈmʌðəlɪ) //

母性,母爱,母亲,母体

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother; maternal: motherly solicitude.
    • : like a mother: to take a motherly interest in an orphan.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in the manner of a mother.

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Examples

  • It’s funny, most of the people in my life wouldn’t say I’m exactly the motherly type.

  • Morsell’s mom said she has that “motherly instinct” to be there for all the players.

  • “You know what a Mitchum movie is,” he says, as a woman reporter from Newsweek breaks into that sexual motherly smile.

  • Inevitably, poor Kate is getting binders full of advice and motherly reminiscence.

  • “Diana did love him in a motherly way,” said a friend of the singer.

  • She has a real motherly concern for them, but thinks they [have] too much control.

  • Arline Kercher has an easy smile and an inherent motherly demeanor.

  • The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped.

  • What can be prettier than a brood of chickens with a good motherly hen, like the one in this picture!

  • Mrs. Plornish seemed to have had her motherly instincts pretty well quenched by time and poverty.

  • Thou art the help of Christians; lighten our tribulations, and help us with motherly intercession at the throne of thy divine Son.

  • He was treated with motherly kindness and tenderness, yet firmly checked when he went wrong.