Noun: maternalism
- Motherly care; behaviour characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
"Her maternalism extended to all the children in the neighbourhood"
- The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
"the girl's maternalism made her invaluable in caring for the children";
- motherliness, maternal quality, maternity
See also: maternal
Type of: aid, attention, care, parental quality, tending
Encyclopedia: Maternalism