Home › Words › M › motherinessmotherinessmotheriness means the quality of being mothery.EtymologyFrom mothery + -ness.nounThe quality of being mothery.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.motherliness 89% match — The property of being motherly. vs motheriness →motherness 88% match — The state or quality of being a mother. vs motheriness →maternalness 86% match — Quality of being maternal. vs motheriness →mommishness 82% match — The quality of being momish. vs motheriness →momness 79% match — The state, quality, or condition of being a mother; the essence of moms and motherhood. vs motheriness →mumsiness 78% match — The quality of being mumsy. vs motheriness →motherlike 77% match — Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly. vs motheriness →daughterliness 73% match — The quality of being daughterly. vs motheriness →