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Adjective: motherly  mú-dhu(r)-lee
  1. Befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
    "The motherly nurse comforted the scared child"
Adverb: motherly  mú-dhu(r)-lee
  1. In a maternal manner; as a mother
    "she loved her students almost motherly";
    - maternally

See also: maternal

Encyclopedia: Motherly