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单词 maternalistic
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maternalisticadj.

Brit. /məˌtəːnəˈlɪstɪk/, /məˌtəːnlˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /məˌtərnlˈɪstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maternal adj., -istic suffix.
Etymology: < maternal adj. + -istic suffix. Compare earlier paternalistic adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting maternalism; maternal.
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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).
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