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Definition of: motherly
(muth′ər·lē) adjective
1. Resembling a mother: a motherly woman.
2. Pertaining to or becoming to a mother: motherly authority, motherly care.
—adverb In the manner of a mother.
—moth′er·li·ness noun
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