Is there a reason (both doylist and watsonian) why the suffix for a skilled matriarch is -flower?
Immediate note: -flower is not solely for matriarchs. It's just that most matriarchs have it. -flower specifically refers to a a great mother, even to litters that aren't the molly's own.
The first Doyalist answer is that it's been the accepted "excellent raiser and caretaker of kits" suffix in traditionalism long before we entered the scene, so we used it accordingly. We rocked the boat as little as possible when it came to suffixes in the traditional system.
The second and also Watsonian answer is because of a flower's symbolism: besides having been a worldwide cultural symbol of motherhood for centuries, a flower is full of life; it nourishes eaters of plants and feeds the pollinators that rely on its existence to make honey or continue their own species; it blooms in spring, the time of birth and new beginnings. I could go on. It'd be silly to use something other than -flower for the cats who take care of babies and young children the best.
