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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | characteristic of a mother |
| examples | warm maternal affection for her guest Dorothy Sayers |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | matriarchal |
| Attribute | motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity |
| Derivationally related form | maternal → maternity |
| Antonym | maternal → paternal |
| Similar to | maternalistic; motherlike; motherly |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | paternal → maternal |
| Similar to | maternalistic; motherlike; motherly |
| Also see | matriarchal |
| Derived from adjective | maternally → maternal |
| Derivationally related form | maternity → maternal |
| Attribute | motherliness, maternalism, maternal quality, maternity |
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