as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness
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Noun
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In 2016, Israeli news media reported that three hospitals were segregating Jewish and Arab mothers in their maternity wards.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025 -
Think: Rihanna with her vampy maternity style, or Alexander Skarsgård with his quirky suiting looks.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Technology has enabled him to complete smaller tasks during brief breaks from family engagement, effectively maximizing his productivity throughout the day.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Longer work lives boost productivity and tax revenue.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Attacks continued in May with the apparent car bombing of a fertility clinic in California.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
4 June 2025
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The vehicle exploded outside American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic with a full-service IVF lab that did not perform abortions.—
Andres Triay,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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