By contrast, the connotative meaning of 'mother' is flexible; it is all the different associations people have with the word – such as 'care', 'warmth', 'confidence', and 'age' – in a specific situation and social context.
MOTHER: Attitude – positive; Feeling – love and warmth; Emotion – security and warmth.
D because if you insert in danger of in the sentence where vulnerable is it still makes sense.
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