maternal
adjective
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother.
maternalism
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a word derived from
maternal.
Example Sentences
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Whether a melodramatic comment on art and anarchy, or a wild experiment in toxic maternalism, the film feels like a fever that just won’t break.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
It would have been easy to overdo Richard’s grouchiness, Rachel’s volatility or Sadie’s blithe, oversharing sense of entitlement, or to turn Charlie and Cynthia into cartoons of blundering dadness and high-flying helicopter maternalism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
Knitting’s seemingly innocuous connections with domesticity, maternalism, hearth, and home have made it a useful tool for women dispossessed of political voice.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2018
The faint air of maternalism is heightened by her habit of referring to "my people," "my Cabinet," and even, most disconcertingly, "my generals."
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as the Nation has gone in for paternalism, we here in Blunderland have gone in for maternalism.
From Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream by Albert Levering
