Dictionary 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.2. (adv.) In a manner of a mother. Thesaurus aboriginal ancestorial antepatriarchal atavistic autochthonous fatherlike fatherly grandfatherly grandmotherly grandparental humanoid maternal mother motherlike motherly parent parental paternal patriarchal preadamite preglacial prehistoric prehuman prime primeval primitive primogenial primoprimitive primordial pristine protohistoric protohuman |