Modifies a noun

• instinct: All right, I admit I'm not much of a baby person; no motherly instincts here.

• love: Most prisoners had dreadful childhoods, raised in abject poverty, with little or none, nurture or motherly love.

• woman: Standing nearby was a motherly woman with a plump smile.

• advice: This tale of motherly advice is a beautiful track that does not seem out of place on this fairly eclectic album.

• figure: One game administrator I know was a motherly figure for all the players.

• role: This was because she portrayed how she could be a caring motherly role as well as bartering with soldiers very realistically.