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English adjective: maternal | |||
| 1. | maternal characteristic of a mother | ||
| Samples | Warm maternal affection for her guest. | ||
| Similar | maternalistic, motherlike, motherly | ||
| See also | matriarchal | ||
| Attribute | maternal quality, maternalism, maternity, motherliness | ||
| Antonyms | paternal | ||
| 2. | maternal relating to or derived from one's mother | ||
| Samples | Maternal genes. | ||
| 3. | maternal relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | ||
| Samples | Parental guidance. | ||
| Synonyms | parental, paternal | ||
| Antonyms | filial | ||
| 4. | maternal related on the mother's side | ||
| Samples | My maternal grandmother. | ||
| Synonyms | enate, enatic | ||
| Similar | related | ||
| Antonyms | unrelated | ||
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