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   maternalism
   noun motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maternalism
   
   
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   maternalism
   maternal, maternalism, maternalistic 1. Belonging or relating to motherhood, a mother, or mothers in general. 2. Kind, caring, and protective in a motherly way. 3. Relating to or inherited from the mother or the mother's side of a family
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1261/
   
   
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   Maternalism
   Maternalism refers to an attitude or a policy reminiscent of the non-hierarchic pattern of a family based on matriarchy. In this form of system, women use society in order to protect children from unnecessary harm. This system is the opposite of paternalism; which refers to a policy that resembles ...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternalism
   
   
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   maternalism
   1) Maternal quality 2) Maternity 3) Motherliness 4) Parental quality
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/maternalism/1
   
   

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