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 maternalism
      n 1: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth
           and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's
           motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the
           children" [syn: motherliness, maternal quality, maternity]
      2: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the
         practice of acting as a mother does toward her children