as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness
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Noun
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Employers are now also obliged to provide maternity, paternity and paid sick leave from the moment an employee joins.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026 -
To survive, hospitals have cut expensive services like maternity care, pediatric critical care and chemotherapy.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beyond dyeing, Bossa continue to advance its Circular Dye concept, not only as a dye innovation but also to create differentiated melange and tonal effects at the yarn level, adding originality and visual richness to the collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The cup of sour cream adds a fabulous richness and the streusel topping is the perfect crunchy finish.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What started as a productivity tool — keeping tech workers on-site for lunch — and later morphed into a recruitment tool for employers, is now pitching itself as an amenity on par with lounges, gyms and roof decks in service of the back-to-office movement.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Whatever else has happened to the singer-songwriter and guitarist during their past half-decade of furious productivity, Eisenberg has very clearly fallen in love.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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ContraPest uses the chemicals 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide, and Triptolide to suppress fertility in female and male rats, DPW officials said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite spending roughly 5% of Hungary’s GDP on these incentives, the fertility rate has resumed its slide.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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