母性愛

ぼせいあい
noun
maternal love; mother's love
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1. maternal love; mother's love
The instinctive, protective love a mother feels for her child. Sometimes used more broadly for a nurturing affection toward those weaker than oneself.
母性愛(ぼせいあい)にあふれた人(ひと)だ。
She is a person full of maternal love.
子犬(こいぬ)の世話(せわ)をするうちに母性愛(ぼせいあい)が芽生(めば)えた。
As she cared for the puppy, maternal feelings began to stir.
この物語(ものがたり)は、戦争(せんそう)の中(なか)で子(こ)を守(まも)る母性愛(ぼせいあい)の強(つよ)さを描(えが)いている。
This story depicts the strength of a mother's love protecting her child amid war.

Composed of 母性(ぼせい) (motherhood, maternal nature) + 愛(あい) (love).

Common collocations

  • 母性愛(ぼせいあい)にあふれる: to be full of maternal love
  • 母性愛(ぼせいあい)が芽生(めば)える: maternal feelings stir / awaken
  • 強(つよ)い母性愛(ぼせいあい): a strong maternal love

Similar words

  • 父性愛(ふせいあい): paternal love — the father's counterpart
  • 母性(ぼせい): motherliness — the quality/nature itself, not the love directed at a child
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Added 2026.5.24 12:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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