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motherly
adjective
adverb
Befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
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ˈmʌðəli
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adjective
Befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
adverb
In a maternal manner; as a mother
“She loved her students almost maternally”
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She loved her students almost maternally
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