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Definition of motherly : 1. In a manner of a mother.
2. Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.

Synonyms:

caretaking, warm, gentle, supporting, loving, protecting, watchful, sympathetic, protective, tender, careful, comprehending, devoted

charitably, beneficently, kindly, compassionately, humanely, considerately, benevolently, generously, chivalrously, altruistically, unselfishly

paternally, maternally, solicitously

kindred, maternal, akin, brotherly, fraternal, ancestral, hereditary, fatherly, consanguine, related, familiar, relative, sisterly, paternal

chivalrous, high-minded, altruistic, munificent, neighborly, humane, charitable, generous, philanthropic, beneficent, compassionate, humanitarian, noble, bountiful, kind, unselfish, benevolent, alms-giving, considerate

Usage examples:

• " That is a sorrow, I agree," said he, " and I have no doubt, good dame, that your motherly heart must often ache with the pity of it all." - "The Green Forest Fairy Book", Loretta Ellen Brady.
• " I am sure I should like her, for somehow I picture to myself a kind, motherly person. - "Barriers Burned Away", E. P. Roe.
• And Mrs. Mulligan put a motherly arm around Aunt Winnie's trembling form. - "Killykinick", Mary T. Waggaman.