| maternal | | |
| adj. | 1. maternal | characteristic of a mother.; "warm maternal affection for her guest" |
| ~ maternalistic | showing maternal instincts. |
| ~ motherlike | suggestive of or acting like a mother. |
| ~ motherly | befitting a mother; warm and nurturing. |
| ~ matriarchal | characteristic of a matriarchy. |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. maternal | relating to or derived from one's mother.; "maternal genes" |
| adj. | 3. maternal, parental, paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent.; "parental guidance" |
| adj. | 4. enate, enatic, maternal | related on the mother's side.; "my maternal grandmother" |
| ~ related | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage. |
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