Synonyms of the word

motherly

• adj. Befitting a mother, warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.

maternal

• adj. Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly.
• adj. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
• adj. (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

maternally

• adv. In a maternal manner.
• adv. motherly, as a mother.