motherly
Motherly means caring and protective. When you call someone motherly, you are saying that they are caring and protective towards you.
She was very motherly when she was hugging me.
She was acting motherly by cooking for me.
Motherly means caring and protective. When you call someone motherly, you are saying that they are caring and protective towards you.
She was very motherly when she was hugging me.
She was acting motherly by cooking for me.
adverb
in a maternal manner; as a mother
Synonyms:
adjective
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
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The sight of a kite makes the hen a motherly fowl.
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The sight of a kite makes the hen a fighting cock the motherly fowl.
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That wasn't a very motherly exchange.
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A normal looking motherly woman.
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The character is initially introduced in a motherly role.
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She often played bullying motherly characters.
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Clover was a motherly mare approaching middle life.
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Amihan grows up beautiful, mature and motherly.
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And to find a motherly figure after all these years.
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As the darkness comes, the motherly echo devolves into a sinister drone.