maternal

adjective

/məˈtɜːnl/

/məˈtɜːrnl/

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having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child
- maternal love
- I'm not very maternal.
- She didn't have any maternal instincts.
Topics Family and relationshipsc2
connected with being a mother
- Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
- the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy
[only before noun] related through the mother’s side of the family
- my maternal grandfather (= my mother’s father)
Topics Family and relationshipsc2

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.

单词	maternal
释义	maternal adjective /məˈtɜːnl/ /məˈtɜːrnl/ jump to other results having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child maternal love I'm not very maternal. She didn't have any maternal instincts. Topics Family and relationshipsc2 connected with being a mother Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate. the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy [only before noun] related through the mother’s side of the family my maternal grandfather (= my mother’s father) Topics Family and relationshipsc2 Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.
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