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Maternal Meaning & Definition
Maternal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maternal?

[adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
[adj] characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
[adj] relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maternal: maternalistic | motherlike | motherly | parental | paternal

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maternal: adoring | affectionate | ancestorial | ancestral | caring | conjugal | demonstrative | devoted | doting | faithful | fatherlike | fatherly | filial | fond | grandfatherly | grandmotherly | grandparental | husbandly | kind | kindly | languishing | lovelorn | lovesick | lovesome | loving | maternalistic | melting | mother | motherlike | motherly | nurturing | parent | parental | paternal | patriarchal | romantic | sentimental | soft | tender | understanding | uxorious | warm | wifely

See Also | matriarchal

Maternal In Webster's Dictionary

\Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness. Syn: See {Motherly}.

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