as in fruitfulness
motherly character or qualities
he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness
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Noun
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The friends launched Vervee Scrubs, a line of maternity and flexible-sized scrubs.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026 -
The bill includes a provision honoring Kira that would include training for respectful maternity care without bias.—
Amy Eskind,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a creamy richness, a nice farmy note, and good salt.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dried beans cooked from scratch with a rind in the pot emerge with a flavor and richness that is difficult to attribute to any single element, but unmistakable in the result.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Business leaders encourage mindfulness for enhancing productivity.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mamdani says these programs will help families save upwards of $20,000 a year, which will in turn help the city retain top talent and boost productivity.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But pronatalists and social conservatives are also increasingly concerned about fertility and falling birth rates attributed to plastic pollution.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected to have over their lifetime, fell to a record low last year.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Motherliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motherliness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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