单词 | maternalistic |
释义 | maternalisticadj. Characterized by or exhibiting maternalism; maternal. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [adjective] motherlyOE maternal1492 maternine1623 maternalistic1909 mumsy1961 1909 L. P. Ayres Laggards in our Schools ii. 8 He begins to resent the maternalistic atmosphere of the lower grammer grades. 1935 Jrnl. Philos. 32 547 Not even a benevolent, maternalistic government—to use a phrase of Mr. Justice Holmes—prevails here. 1941 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 121 339/1 The ‘mercantilist’ system was profoundly paternalistic (or maternalistic). 1974 R. Hawkey & R. Bingham Wild Card x. 99 She felt..maternalistic concern for him. 1985 New Scientist 14 Feb. 12/1 Primates outdo even the carnivores when it comes to ‘maternalistic’ males. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909 |
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