Hypertext Webster Gateway: "maternal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maternal \Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater
mother. See {Mother}.]
Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;
as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
Syn: See {Motherly}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
maternal
adj 1: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her
guest"- Dorothy Sayers [ant: {paternal}]
2: relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
"parental guidance" [syn: {parental}, {paternal}] [ant: {filial}]
4: related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"
[syn: {enate}, {enatic}, {maternal(p)}]
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