📖 Definitions of "Maternal"
noun
- 1
A mother.
- 2
A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
"His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts."
- 2
Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
"Toby is my maternal uncle."
- 3
Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
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