Thesaurus results for MOTHERLINESS

motherliness

noun

Definition of motherliness

as in fruitfulness

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

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Quarantine has also been imposed in at least one of the city’s maternity hospitals, according to Liudi Baikala.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Take a look below for more of Hathaway’s maternity shoe style.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of maternity

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All of the richness that existed within the novel, Zoe was able to translate very clearly within the lines and in between the lines.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Printing, embroidery and sequins gave the surfaces depth, though their richness sometimes competed with the sensual draping that is one of Tron’s strengths.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of richness

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Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The productivity gains add up when AI systems can wrangle more than three-quarters of worker requests—with no human touch required.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

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Some argue that fertility care is simply basic healthcare and should be universally accessible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Considered by fertility doctors to be the most effective medical intervention — in which eggs are surgically removed and combined with sperm inside a lab to create embryos that are transferred to the uterus — IVF is also the most expensive.

— Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fertility

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