Maternalistic
Maternalistic adjective - Showing maternal instincts.
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Synonyms for Maternalistic
Nurturing and maternalistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nurturing" instead an adjective "Maternalistic".
Nurturing
Maternalistic and nurturing are semantically related. You can use "Maternalistic" instead an adjective "Nurturing".
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Related pairs
- loving and maternalistic
- loving and nurturing
- tender and maternalistic
- tender and nurturing
- devoted and maternalistic
- devoted and nurturing
- kind and maternalistic
- kind and nurturing
- gentle and maternalistic
- gentle and nurturing
- warm and maternalistic
- warm and nurturing
- kindly and maternalistic
- kindly and nurturing
Both words in one sentence
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Maternally Challenged: Subverts the idea that a woman is naturally maternalistic and nurturing.
Source: Women Are Delicate
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Nurturing and Maternalistic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternalistic/nurturing
Maternalistic & Nurturing. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternalistic/nurturing>.
Nurturing or Maternalistic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternalistic/nurturing.
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