Definition of maternal Maternal
/mʌtɚˈnʌl/ - [muternul] - ma•ter•nal
We found 9 definitions of maternal from 4 different sources.
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What does maternal mean?
WordNet
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| maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers | ||
| paternal characteristic of a father | ||
| matriarchal characteristic of a matriarchy | ||
| maternal quality, motherliness, maternalism, maternity the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother; "the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children" | ||
| maternalistic showing maternal instincts | ||
| motherlike suggestive of or acting like a mother | ||
| maternal - relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes" | ||
| maternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" | ||
| parental, paternal | ||
| maternal - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" | ||
| enate, enatic | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- maternal (a.)
Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
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maternal
Of or pertaining to the mother, her genes, her relatives, or her side of a family.
