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

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