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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")
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