maternal

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adjective

1. characteristic of a mother (Freq. 1)
- "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
• Ant:
paternal
• Similar to:
maternalistic, motherlike, motherly
• See Also:
matriarchal
• Derivationally related forms:
maternity
• Attrubites:
motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity
2. relating to or derived from one's mother
- maternal genes
• Pertains to noun:
mother
3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
- parental guidance
• Syn:
parental, paternal
• Ant:
filial (for: parental)
• Derivationally related forms:
parent (for: parental)
4. related on the mother's side
- my maternal grandmother
• Syn:
enate, enatic
• Similar to:
related

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  enate, enatic, maternal(p), parental, paternal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  filial, paternal