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motherliness

noun

Definition of motherliness

as in fruitfulness

motherly character or qualities he cherished his foster parent for her motherliness

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Healthcare helpline Out-of-pocket maternity expenses are difficult to predict.

— Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Ahead, see how Rihanna redefined the maternity shoe style game with her bold footwear, including plenty of boots, during her pregnancies.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of maternity

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The paradox of it, private and public, hidden yet accessible, reflects something essential about Antwerp, a city whose richness lives largely behind closed doors.

— Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Ramsay adds the crème fraîche cold at the end to stop the cooking and bring richness to the dish.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of richness

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As in the productivity and content creation tests, the Scar 18 wound up somewhere in the middle for most of our graphics benchmarks.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Phase one is personal productivity, where individuals use AI to accomplish work faster.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

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That regret is less visible online because men don’t tend to shout about failing fertility.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
The winemaking team uses a herd of Texel sheep during the late winter and early spring to improve soil structure and fertility.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fertility

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