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maternal
 
Adjective maternal has 4 senses
  1. maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
    Antonyms:     paternal, fatherly, fatherlike, paternalistic
  2. maternal - relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
  3. parental, maternal, paternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
  4. enate, enatic, maternal - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"
    Antonym: unrelated (indirect, via related)
materially materialness materials materials handling materiel matern materna maternal-infant bonding maternal maternal aunt maternal language maternal quality maternalism maternalism in verb form maternalistic maternally maternelle

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