maternal
IPA: mʌtˈɝnʌɫ
noun
- (dated, informal) A mother.
- A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
- (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
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Examples of "maternal" in Sentences
- His maternal grandfather was the headman of the village.
- The children inherited the property of their maternal family.
- A note on the influence of maternal inebriety on the offspring.
- It is assigned for the grandson of the deceased maternal grandfather.
- The maternal grandmother substitutes the mother in the latter's absence.
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