maternal strength
A mom's resilience
Maternal strength is the particular resilience and fortitude associated with mothers—the capacity to endure difficulty, sacrifice, and exhaustion for the sake of children.
The phrase captures both physical stamina (childbirth, sleepless nights, years of caregiving) and emotional toughness: She drew on some deep maternal strength to hold the family together after the diagnosis.
Often invoked admiringly, sometimes sentimentally.
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- mama bearFiercely defensive mother figure
- protectiveServing to guard
- resilientAble to recover quickly
endurance · sacrifice · lioness · backbone · holding it together · tender · unwavering · courage · childbirth · labor · bearing down · carrying · holding · comforting · warrior · iron will · exhaustion · bone tired
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