maternalism vs tending

tending vs maternalism

maternalism and tending both are nouns.

maternalism is not an adjective while tending is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maternalism	Yes	No	No	No
tending	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, tending is a hypernym of maternalism; that is, tending is a word with a broader meaning than maternalism:

maternalism: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
tending: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Other hypernyms of maternalism include aid, attention, care.

maternalism (noun)	tending (noun)
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

maternalism (adjective)	tending (adjective)
	(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

Difference between maternalism and tending

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