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maternal maternal definition

maternal


 
  Grep  of  noun  maternal 
  maternal-infant  bonding 
  maternal  language 
  maternal  quality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  maternal 
 
  The  adj  maternal  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  maternal  --  (characteristic  of  a  mother;  "warm  maternal  affection  for  her  guest"-  Dorothy  Sayers) 
  2.  maternal  --  (relating  to  or  derived  from  one's  mother;  "maternal  genes") 
  3.  parental,  maternal,  paternal  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  or  befitting  a  parent;  "parental  guidance") 
  4.  enate,  enatic,  maternal  --  (related  on  the  mother's  side  "my  maternal  grandmother") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  maternal 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  maternal 
 
  Sense  1 
  maternal  (vs.  paternal) 
 
  paternal  (vs.  maternal) 
  =>  fatherly,  fatherlike 
  =>  paternalistic 
 
  Sense  3 
  parental  (vs.  filial),  maternal,  paternal 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  enate,  enatic,  maternal(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  related)  ->  unrelated 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  maternal 
 
  4  senses  of  maternal 
 
  Sense  1 
  maternal  (vs.  paternal) 
  =>  maternalistic 
  =>  motherly 
  =>  motherlike 
  Also  See->  matriarchal#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  maternal 
  Pertains  to  noun  mother  (Sense  1) 
  =>mother,  female  parent 
  =>  parent 
 
  Sense  3 
  parental  (vs.  filial),  maternal,  paternal 
 
  Sense  4 
  enate,  enatic,  maternal(prenominal) 
  =>  related  (vs.  unrelated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  maternal 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  maternal 
 
  Sense  1 
  maternal  (vs.  paternal) 
  =>  motherliness,  maternal  quality 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  maternal 
 
  maternal  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  maternal 
  maternal 
  maternalistic 
 
  Overview  of  adj  maternal 
 
  The  adj  maternal  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  maternal  --  (characteristic  of  a  mother;  "warm  maternal  affection  for  her  guest"-  Dorothy  Sayers) 
  2.  maternal  --  (relating  to  or  derived  from  one's  mother;  "maternal  genes") 
  3.  parental,  maternal,  paternal  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  or  befitting  a  parent;  "parental  guidance") 
  4.  enate,  enatic,  maternal  --  (related  on  the  mother's  side  "my  maternal  grandmother") 



maternal definition