the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children |
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother |
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | |
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause | |