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maternalism   (TTS Sound)

The noun maternalism has 2 senses

• motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity -- (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children")


• maternalism -- (motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children)