母性(ぼせい) ぼせい noun motherhood; maternal instinct family 1. motherhood; maternity; maternal instinct The qualities, feelings, or instincts associated with being a mother, including the natural drive to nurture and protect one's children. 母性(ぼせい)が目覚(めざ)めた。🔊 Her maternal instinct awakened. 母性(ぼせい)本能(ほんのう)は強(つよ)いものだ。🔊 The maternal instinct is a powerful thing. 彼女(かのじょ)は子(こ)どもを抱(だ)いた瞬間(しゅんかん)、深(ふか)い母性(ぼせい)を感(かん)じたという。🔊 She says she felt a deep maternal love the moment she held her child. UsageUsed to describe the innate qualities or feelings associated with motherhood. Common in discussions of parenting, psychology, and gender roles.Common collocations母性(ぼせい)本能(ほんのう) (maternal instinct)母性(ぼせい)愛(あい) (maternal love)母性(ぼせい)が目覚(めざ)める (maternal instinct awakens)母性(ぼせい)を感(かん)じる (to feel motherliness)Similar words父性(ふせい): fatherhood, paternal instinct母(はは)の愛(あい): a mother's love (more concrete)母親(ははおや): mother (the person, not the quality) Related Words Antonym: 父性(ふせい) (paternal instinct) Compare: 母親(ははおや) (mother) Compare: 女子力(じょしりょく) ("girl power") general Added 2026.3.8 16:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 15500/15688_bosei