Feminine and Motherly

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Feminine adjective - Of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women.

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Motherly and feminine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motherly" instead an adjective "Feminine".

Nearby Words: femininity, femininely

Motherly adjective - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother.

Usage example: she showed a sweet motherly tenderness toward the tiny kitten she was taking care of

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Feminine and motherly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feminine" instead an adjective "Motherly".

Nearby Words: mother, mothering, motherhood, mothered

Her legs are more focused and it's mildly implied that she tries to put on a motherly/feminine image to better see herself as Lilo's caretaker.

Source: Ms Fanservice / Animated Film
Coupled with her extremely feminine, motherly and caring demeanor, she's the closest the series gets to a Yamato Nadeshiko... apart from some embarrassing biological details.

Source: Feminine Women Can Cook
Toriel - Beauty (The kind, motherly one and the most conventionally feminine of the three)

Source: Beauty, Brains and Brawn

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