In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MATERNALISM
maternalism
(noun) motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
(noun) the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; “the girl’s motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
maternalism (countable and uncountable, plural maternalisms)
The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.
Synonyms
• motherliness
Source: Wiktionary
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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