Home › Words › M › maternalnessmaternalnessmaternalness means quality of being maternal.EtymologyFrom maternal + -ness.nounQuality of being maternal.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.motheriness 86% match — The quality of being mothery. vs maternalness →motherliness 85% match — The property of being motherly. vs maternalness →motherness 83% match — The state or quality of being a mother. vs maternalness →mommishness 74% match — The quality of being momish. vs maternalness →motherlike 73% match — Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly. vs maternalness →momness 73% match — The state, quality, or condition of being a mother; the essence of moms and motherhood. vs maternalness →motherment 72% match — mothering; maternal care vs maternalness →maternity 70% match — The state of being a mother; motherhood. vs maternalness →