Motherly (8)
I believe the answer is:
maternal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">motherly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maternal that I've seen before include "Of a mother or motherhood" , "On the mother's side" , "Protective" , "Motherly" .)