Term: maternalism: motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
Candidate hypernym: act: something that people do or cause to happen → 1
Candidate hypernym: sight: a range of mental vision → 0
Candidate hypernym: paroxytone: word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable → 0
Candidate hypernym: nummulitidae: a family of fossil protoctists → 0
Candidate hypernym: running pine: a variety of club moss → 0
Candidate hypernym: faintheartedness: the trait of lacking boldness and courage → 0
Candidate hypernym: balk: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base → 0
Candidate hypernym: set: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals → 0
Candidate hypernym: oilcloth: cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin → 0
Candidate hypernym: needlefish: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters → 0
Candidate hypernym: piston: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion → 0