Definitions for maternalism
Overview of noun maternalism
The noun maternalism has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
(the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children")
2. maternalism
(motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children)
