motherly

Word family  noun mother motherhood mothering adjective motherly motherless verb mother

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++moth·er·ly /ˈmʌðəli $ -ðər-/ adjective  MOTHERa motherly woman is loving and kind, like a good mother 慈母般的，母亲一样的 → maternal her motherly instincts 她的母性本能 She was a plump, motherly woman in her fifties. 她五十多岁，身材丰满，是个慈母般的女人。 —motherliness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

motherly• motherly advice• Miss Gilbert was motherly but firm, an excellent teacher for the lower forms.• Charles found himself muttering to the motherly dresser, who handed him his hat.• From an attitude of generosity, warm feeling and motherly goodness, she now had shifted into a mood of high hilarity.• All Molly's motherly instincts erupted when she saw what it was.• Impotently, she held both her arms wide in a gesture of motherly love, as though this would comfort him.• If images do not appear as motherly they can not be Goddesses.• But motherly warmth turns cold beside the journalistic revulsion the Molinari gambit provokes.• "Don't worry, " Laura said in a gentle motherly way.• Marguerite was not exactly a motherly woman, but she was in some way comfortable.• a kind, motherly woman

moth·er·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable  

is and motherly Corpus a a loving kind, woman like

motherly
moth‧er‧ly /ˈmʌðəli $ -ðər-/ adjectivea motherly woman is loving and kind, like a good mother ⇨ maternal:
    her motherly instincts
    She was a plump, motherly woman in her fifties.
—motherliness noun [uncountable]

mother·lyBrE /ˈmʌðəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌðərli/ 🔊 adjectivehaving the qualities of a good mother; typical of a mother 慈母般的；母亲的 SYN maternal ◆motherly love慈母般的爱◆She was a kind, motherly woman. 她是一位善良的充满母爱的女人。🔊🔊