Giving
Motherly
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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Synonyms for Motherly
Giving and motherly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Giving" instead an adjective "Motherly".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- His wife is even worse, as she's a real estate agent who never takes off her Bluetooth headset and appears to be giving motherly advice when she's actually talking to a client.
Source: When You Coming Home, Dad?
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Motherly and Giving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/giving/motherly
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