Maternal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|məˈtɜːrnl|
Brit.
|məˈtɜːn(ə)l|
adjective
- related on the mother's side
my maternal grandmother
Extra examples
Doctors are concerned about the effects of the drug on maternal health.
...her maternal instincts told her that something was wrong...
Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.
She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (=desire to have babies and take care of them).
Seeing the baby aroused all her maternal instincts.
...a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love...
...the image of a mother suckling her babe is a standard artistic symbol of maternal love and nurturing...
Her face was alight with maternal pride.
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