as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness
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Noun
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Several years of renovation were needed to bring back to its former glory this 17th- and 18th-century building, which had been a maternity ward then a hospital in the second half of the 20th century.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025 -
At Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, the maternity ward was relocated underground after a siren interrupted a birth just as the baby’s head was crowning, The Times of London reported.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Employers may not collect biometric data to track an employee’s location or monitor productivity without separate, voluntary consent.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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With profit margins and productivity lagging other industries in the U.S., passing price hikes on to consumers is the obvious response.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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The law also updates the definition of infertility to be more inclusive and aims to improve access to fertility care for everyone — including members of the LGBTQ+ community.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Despite the drop, Utah had the eighth-highest fertility rate in the country in 2023.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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