Look up: Maternal


  1. maternal
    [Adjective] Of or like the mother. Related through the mother.
    Example: Although he's not my son, I feel quite maternal about Bashir.

    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/

  2. maternal
    [adj] - relating to or derived from one`s mother 2. [adj] - characteristic of a mother
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=maternal

  3. Maternal
    Maternal: 1. Pertaining to the mother as, for example, the maternal mortality rate. 2. Related through the mother as, for example, the maternal grandparents. 3. Inherited from the mother as, for example, the maternal X chromosome.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=25120

  4. Maternal
    Ma·ter'nal adjective [ French maternel , Latin maternus , from mater mother. See Mother .] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness. Syn. -- ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/32

  5. maternal
    Relating to or derived from the mother. ... Origin: L. Maternus, fr. Mater, mother ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?maternal

  6. maternal
    adjective relating to or derived from one`s mother; `maternal genes`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maternal

  7. maternal
    adjective characteristic of a mother; `warm maternal affection for her guest`- Dorothy Sayers
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maternal

  8. maternal
    (mә-tur´nәl) pertaining to the female parent.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Maternal
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/maternal/

  10. maternal
    maternal, maternalism, maternalistic 1. Belonging or relating to motherhood, a mother, or mothers in general. 2. Kind, caring, and protective in a motherly way. 3. Relating to or inherited from the mother or the mother's side of a family
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1261/

  11. maternal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mă-ter′năl Definitions: 1. Relating to or derived from the mother.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=53137

  12. maternal
    Having to do with the mother, coming from the mother, or related through the mother.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=M

  13. maternal
    1) Caring 2) Kind of instinct 3) Loving 4) Maternalistic 5) Matriarchal 6) Motherlike 7) Motherly 8) Protective
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/maternal/1

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