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maternal
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ma·ter·nal  (m-tûrnl)
adj.
1. Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood; motherly: maternal instinct.
2. Inherited from one's mother: a maternal trait.
3. Related through one's mother: my maternal uncle.

[Middle English, from Old French maternel, from Medieval Latin mternlis, from Latin mternus, from mter, mother; see mter- in Indo-European roots.]

ma·ternal·ism n.
ma·ternal·ly adv.

maternal [məˈtɜːnəl]
adj
1. of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother
2. related through the mother's side of the family his maternal uncle
[from Medieval Latin māternālis, from Latin māternus, from māter mother]
maternalism  n
maternalistic  adj
maternally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
matriarchal - characteristic of a matriarchy
paternal - characteristic of a father
2.maternal - relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
3.maternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
4.maternal - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

maternal
adjective motherly, protective, nurturing, maternalistic Her feelings towards him were maternal.
Translations
maternal [məˈtɜːnl] ADJ
1. (= motherly) [woman, behaviour, instinct] → maternal; [feelings, love] → maternal, de madre
2. (= on the mother's side) → materno(por parte de madre)
maternal aunttía f materna(por parte de madre)
maternal grandfatherabuelo m materno(por parte de madre)

maternal [məˈtɜːrnəl] adj
[instinct] → maternel(le)
[grandmother, grandfather] → maternel(le)

maternal
adjmütterlich; maternal grandfatherGroßvater mütterlicherseits; maternal affection or loveMutterliebe f; maternal instinctsMutterinstinkte pl, → mütterliche Instinkte pl; to be maternal to somebodysich jdm gegenüber mütterlich or wie eine Mutter verhalten; maternal health caremedizinische Betreuung für Mütter; maternal death rateMüttersterblichkeit f

maternal [məˈtɜːnl] adjmaterno/a
maternal [məˈtɜːnl] adjmaterno/a

maternal
adj maternal [məˈtəːnl]
1 of or like a mother maternal feelings. moederlik أمّي، كشُعور الأم майчински mateřský moderlig mütterlich μητρικός maternal ema-, emalik مادرانه äidillinen maternel אִימָהִי मां जैसा, मातृत्व majčinski anyai keibuan móður- materno 母の 어머니의 motinos, motiniškas mātes- keibuan moederlijk moderlig, mors- macierzyński maternal matern материнский materinský materinski materinski moderlig, moders- ซึ่งมีลักษณะเหมือนมารดา anneliğe ait, anne 母親的 материнський ماں جیسا thuộc mẹ
2 related on the mother's side of the family my maternal grandfather. aan moederskant من جِهَة الأم по майчина линия z matčiny strany på mødrene side mütterlicherseits που προέρχεται από το σόι της μητέρας μου materno emapoolne ازسوی مادر äidinpuoleinen maternel מִצָד הָאֵם मातृ वंश majčin anyai pihak ibu úr móðurætt materno 母方の 모계의 iš motinos pusės no mātes puses belah ibu van moederszijde morssida ze strony matki materno după mamă по материнской линии z matkinej strany po materi majčinski på mödernet ฝ่ายมารดา anne tarafından 母方的 такий, що з материного боку; рідний по матері ماں کے رشتے سے متعلق bên ngoại
adv maˈternally
moederlik أمومي майчинско mateřsky moderligt mütterlich μητρικά maternalmente emalikult مادرانه äidillisesti maternellement בְּצוָּרה אִימָהִית मातृत्वता majčino anyai módon secara keibuan móðurlega maternamente 母のように 모계로 kaip motina, motiniškai mātišķi sifat keibuan moederlijk moderlig po macierzyńsku maternalmente matern по-матерински;с материнской стороны materinsky materinsko majčinski moderligt, på mödernet ทางมารดา anne tarafından 母性地 з материного боку; по матері مادری طور پر theo bên ngoại

maternal متعلق بالأم mateřský moderlig mütterlich μητρικός maternal äidillinen maternel majčinski materno 母性の 어머니의 van moederszijde moderlig materialny maternal материнский moderlig เกี่ยวกับมารดา annelik đằng mẹ 母性的


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