Adjective : motherly solicitude. ,to take a motherly interest in an orphan. From Dictionary.com.
She was quiet, simple; in short, motherly, when seen by Cooper the winter of. From Wordnik.com. [James Fenimore Cooper] Reference
She was quiet, simple; in short, motherly, when seen by Cooper the winter of 1828-29. From Wordnik.com. [James Fenimore Cooper]
You can be called the motherly one, if you are in a group of people, which doesn't have to be bad. From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
"Welcome to Elk Lodge!" called a motherly voice, and Mrs. Macksey appeared in the open door of the main corridor. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film] Reference
She was starting to take a kind of motherly interest in his managerial success. From Wordnik.com. [The Facebook Effect] Reference
She is your fairly standard "motherly" character, at least for the first season or so. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
I do feel that a long, flowing skirt helps to make my pregnancy simply look more "motherly", as opposed to looking akward and misshapen. From Wordnik.com. [The Deconstruction of Women's Clothing] Reference
Mrs. Goddard was a plain motherly kind of. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference
When Candace ends up in jail, Madea befriends the young woman, protecting her in a "motherly" way as only Madea can. From Wordnik.com. Reference
And then he would pat my shoulder or my hand with a kind of motherly way he had, very affecting in a man so strong and beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrecker] Reference
She was actually saying it in a soothing, 'motherly' sort of way, calculated to steady the lady's nerves -- reassuring the rescuer. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
She was actually saying it in a soothing, 'motherly' sort of way, calculated to steady the lady's nerves – reassuring the rescuer. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
A kind of motherly sympathy still went out to Cary. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Boston] Reference
"motherly," though in the timidity, fidgetiness, and primness of her dealing with girls she was essentially a spinster. From Wordnik.com. [Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls] Reference
One must be motherly to them, and make them feel wanted. From Wordnik.com. [7 Leaders on Life Lessons] Reference
In a burst of motherly love I even added some extra bills. From Wordnik.com. [Lee Woodruff: College Advice Blog, Part III: Life After Drop-Off] Reference
In person Allison, 48, is funny, earth-motherly and frank. From Wordnik.com. [Return Of The Rebel Belle] Reference
I stroke her hair a few times, murmuring, I think motherly almost. From Wordnik.com. [Curtains] Reference
Her instincts — natural, organic, raw, motherly — were fading. From Wordnik.com. [dinner time] Reference
I wasn't totally in love with her motherly tone, but I smiled anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Mississippi Blues] Reference
A much-beloved motherly figure, Currie will need an expensive lawyer. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton And The Intern] Reference
Mrs. Damon clasped her arms, in motherly fashion, about the young inventor. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune] Reference
"Well, I think your motherly face will take you to Baton Rouge," he answered. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
Say, Mrs. Baggert, "he called as he saw the motherly housekeeper," where's father?. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
It would indeed be hard to find one who would take a motherly interest in the girl. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
I want to pour out my anguish to the motherly looking woman, but why should she care?. From Wordnik.com. [THAT KIND OF LOVE] Reference
Ah! I do not forget your motherly goodness, your divine sympathy for those who suffer. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Mrs. Fogel with her motherly solicitude was awaiting him with happy tears dimming her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
Illinois, whose kind, good-hearted wife performed for Lincoln many a motherly act of kindness. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
Her motherly love gained the mastery, and in the silence of the room she roared out these words. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A canny mix of hardball operative and motherly concern, Burke is very much at home in the Senate. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman In The Middle] Reference
David Greybeard, an unusually friendly male; the alpha male Goliath; motherly females like Flo and Gigi. From Wordnik.com. [From Savage to Savvy: A New Understanding of Chimps] Reference
McShane plays Waleran as half evil and half crazy while Parish makes her role as Regan a study in motherly obsession. From Wordnik.com. [Jackie K. Cooper: Pillars of the Earth: Follett Fans Expectations Are Met] Reference
For the wedding, Cally buys a new dress that she can barely afford because the white linen skims kindly over her motherly curves. From Wordnik.com. [Perfectly Sharp Corners] Reference
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