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单词 maternal
释义 Adjective: maternal  mu'turn(u)l
  1. Characteristic of a mother
    "warm maternal affection for her guest" 
  2. Relating to or derived from one's mother
    "maternal genes" 
  3. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
    - parental, paternal 
  4. Related on the mother's side
    "my maternal grandmother"
    - enate, enatic

See also: maternal quality, maternalism, maternalistic, maternally, maternity, matriarchal, mother, motherlike, motherliness, motherly, related

Antonym: paternal

Encyclopedia: Maternal

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