maternity vs maternalism

maternalism vs maternity

maternity and maternalism both are nouns.

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

As nouns, maternity and maternalism are synonyms defined as:

maternity and maternalism: the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother

Other synonyms of maternity include maternal quality, motherliness.

maternity (noun)	maternalism (noun)
the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother	motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother	the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Difference between maternity and maternalism

Words related to "maternalism"

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