maternal (a)

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type a
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def characteristic of a mother
examples warm maternal affection for her guest Dorothy Sayers
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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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