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maternal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maternal \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maternal adj 1: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers [ant: {paternal}] 2: relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes" 3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: {parental}, {paternal}] [ant: {filial}] 4: related on the mother's side "my maternal grandmother" [syn: {enate}, {enatic}, {maternal(p)}]
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