Dictionary Definition
motherly adj : befitting a mother; warm and
nurturing adv : in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her
students almost maternally" [syn: maternally]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
Translations
befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing,
protective, loving
- German: mütterlich