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    maternal
    /məˈtəːnl/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMATERNAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Maternal means behaving or feeling like a mother, or related to a mother's side of the family. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

    • English (US)

      MATERNAL meaning: 1. behaving or feeling in the way that a...

    • Maternal

      MATERNAL Significado, definición, qué es MATERNAL: 1....

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    • Portuguese Translation

      maternal translate: maternal, materno, maternal, materno....

    • Vietnamese Translation

      MATERNAL translate: thuộc mẹ, bên ngoại. Learn more in the...

    • Traditional

      MATERNAL translate: 母親的;母親般的, 母系的;母親一方的. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      MATERNAL translate: 母亲的;母亲般的, 母系的;母亲一方的. Learn more in the...

    • Maternally

      MATERNALLY definition: 1. in the way that is like or relates...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maternalMaternal Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of maternal, an adjective that describes something related to a mother or inherited from a female parent. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMATERNAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Maternal means behaving or feeling like a mother, or related to a mother's side of the family. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples and compare with paternal, and find translations in other languages.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › maternalMATERNAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Maternal definition: of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother. See examples of MATERNAL used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMATERNAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Maternal means related to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother or motherhood. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › maternalMaternal - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are maternal, you are like a mother. How you define what it is to be “like a mother” is up to you, but most people think of nurturing things like chicken soup and kisses on the forehead. The adjective maternal comes from the Latin maternus, which means “of a mother.”

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaternal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Maternal means having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child, or related through the mother’s side of the family. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.