maternal (redirected from maternal neglect)

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.

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

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ma·ternal·ism n.

ma·ternal·ly adv.

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maternal

Adjective

1. of or characteristic of a mother

2. related through the mother's side of the family: his maternal uncle [Latin mater mother]

maternally adv

Thesaurus

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" parental, paternal
	4.	maternal - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" enate, enatic related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage

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maternal

adjective motherly, protective, nurturing, maternalistic

Translations

maternal [məˈtəːnl] adj → maternal;

maternal grandmother → abuela materna

maternal [məˈtəːnl] adj → maternel(le)

maternal [məˈtəːnl] adj → mütterlich, Mutter-

maternal [məˈtəːnl] adj → materno/a

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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 어머니로서의 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 母亲的

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, 외가의 iš motinos pusės no mātes puses belah ibu van moederszijde på 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 母方的

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 어머니로서, 외가쪽으로 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 母性地