motherly

English

Etymology

mother +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmʌðəli/

Adjective

motherly (comparative more motherly, superlative most motherly)

1. Befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
   • 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 1

     Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life

Translations

befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving

• Finnish: äidillinen (fi)
• German: mütterlich (de)
• Hungarian: anyai (hu)

• Korean: 자애롭다 (ko) (jaaeropda)
• Polish: matczyny (pl), macierzyński (pl)