母性(ぼせい)

ぼせい
noun
motherhood; maternal instinct
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.

USAGE:
Used 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)
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