Bible Dictionaries
Motherly

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) In a manner of a mother.

(2):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Motherly'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/motherly.html. 1828.