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motherness

motherness noun: the state or quality of being a mother.

Noun

motherness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being a mother.

Origin of motherness

From mother + -ness.

Questions about motherness

What does motherness mean?
Motherness means the state or quality of being a mother.
What part of speech is motherness?
Motherness is a noun.

Words near motherness in the dictionary

  1. motherlover
  2. motherlovers
  3. motherloving
  4. motherly
  5. motherment
  6. motherness
  7. motherplant
  8. motherplants
  9. mothers
  10. Mothers Day
  11. Mothers Days

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