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Definition of Maternalism

1. Noun. 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"

2. Noun. Motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maternalism

materiation materia alba materia medica materia medica materiel materiel materiels materies morbi maternal maternal

maternal(p) maternal-child health centres maternal-child nursing maternal-foetal exchange maternal-infant bonding maternalism (current term) maternalistic maternally maternal age 35 and over maternal antibody

maternal behaviour maternal cotyledon maternal death maternal death rate maternal deprivation maternal deprivation syndrome maternal dystocia maternal effect gene maternal exposure maternal health services

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