motherly devotion
A parent's care
Motherly devotion is the deep, selfless love and care a mother shows toward her children.
The phrase emphasizes nurturing sacrifice—putting a child's needs above one's own: Her motherly devotion kept her at his bedside through the night.
The term can apply to maternal figures generally, not just biological mothers.
- sacrificingGiving up something valued
- sleepless nightsProlonged inability to rest
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
empathy · tender loving care · mama bear · guiding · protecting · tenderness · compassion · breastfeeding · attachment · pregnancy · comforting · warm embrace · selflessness · patience · unconditional love · childbirth · parental love · teaching
- mom wisdom
motherly devotionchild abandonment
Deserting one's minor dependents
child abuse · parental abuse · parental neglect · parental rejection · emotional neglect
motherly devotionapathy
Absence of feeling
unconcern · disinterest · emotional unavailability · lovelessness · coldheartedness
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