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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maternalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ter-nal-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From maternal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

maternalisms (plural)

Synonyms

motherliness maternal quality maternity

Questions

What does maternalism mean?
The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.
Where does maternalism come from?
From maternal + -ism.

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