ALL meanings of maternalism
ma·ter·nal
M m - noun maternalism The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children. 1
- adjective maternalism of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts. 1
- adjective maternalism related through a mother: his maternal aunt. 1
- adjective maternalism derived from a mother: maternal genes. 1