| ADJECTIVE | all | maternal | characteristic of a mother |
|---|---|---|---|
| pert | maternal | relating to or derived from one's mother | |
| all | maternal, parental, paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | |
| all | maternal, enate, enatic | related on the mother's side |
| Sounds | mahter'nahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | characteristic of a mother. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers | |
| Attribute of | motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity | The quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother |
| Narrower | maternalistic | showing maternal instincts |
| motherlike | Suggestive of or acting like a mother | |
| motherly | befitting a mother | |
| See also | matriarchal | characteristic of a matriarchy |
| Opposite | paternal | characteristic of a father |
| Spanish | maternal, materno | |
| Catalan | maternal | |
| Nouns | maternity | the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother |
| Adverbs | maternally | in a maternal manner |
| Meaning | relating to or derived from one's mother. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "maternal genes" | |
| Spanish | maternal, materno | |
| Catalan | maternal | |
| Nouns | mother | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) |
| Meaning | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | parental, paternal | |
| Opposite | filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring |
| Spanish | matern, maternal, materno, parental, paternal, paterno | |
| Catalan | matern, maternal, parental, patern, paternal | |
| Meaning | related on the mother's side. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "my maternal grandmother" | |
| Synonyms | enate, enatic | |
| Broader | related | Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
| Spanish | maternal, materno | |
| Catalan | maternal | |
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