About The Word Maternal
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Maternal
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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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