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maternal
[muh-tur-nl]
adjective
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother.
maternal instincts.
related through a mother.
his maternal aunt.
derived from a mother.
maternal genes.
maternal
/ əˈɜːə /
adjective
of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother
related through the mother's side of the family
his maternal uncle
Other Word Forms
- maternalism noun
- maternalistic adjective
- maternally adverb
- nonmaternal adjective
- nonmaternally adverb
- quasi-maternal adjective
- quasi-maternally adverb
- unmaternal adjective
- unmaternally adverb
- ˈٱԲ adverb
- ˈٱԲ noun
- ˌٱԲˈپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of maternal1
Example Sentences
The men consider Bridgewater their grandmother, though she’s really their maternal grandmother’s best friend.
As maternal figures go, she doesn’t get much warmer than advising Eve to take care of a toe injury “before you get sepsis and we have to cut off your foot.”
So the opportunity to travel with his mother to his maternal grandmother’s village was “kind of a full-circle moment” for his family, Nacua said Tuesday.
"All of our evidence shows us that maternal suicide remains a major killer in the maternity period," she said.
Among the other common causes of maternal deaths are obstructed labour, high blood pressure and unsafe abortions.
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