motherliness

noun

Definition of motherlinessnext
as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness

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  1. maternity
  2. richness
  3. productivity
  4. fertility
Noun
  • The closure of rural hospitals has a major impact on the availability of maternity care.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The actress, who is expecting her third child with Shulman, has been embracing her maternity fashion in recent months.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of maternity
Noun
  • This set of interlocking monologues of Black womanhood speaks vividly and fully the the richness of Black women’s experience.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The objective should not be to maximize the richness of every physical interaction.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of richness
Noun
  • The resulting mix of companies' labor intensity and AI sensitivity yields a list of productivity beneficiaries within the Russell 1000.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Under the hood, Intel's new Wildcat Lake platform promises solid performance for productivity and entertainment.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of productivity
Noun
  • Egg freezing costs can hit $47,000 A single egg freezing cycle, including hormone stimulation and the retrieval procedure, costs around $16,000, on average, according to FertilityIQ, a fertility data and education platform.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And this is a poem about meeting your wife and deciding to try to conceive pretty soon because of the problems of fertility.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fertility
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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