Adjective: maternal mu'tur-n(u)l
- Characteristic of a mother
"warm maternal affection for her guest"
- Relating to or derived from one's mother
"maternal genes"
- Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
"maternal guidance";
- parental, paternal
- Related on the mother's side
"my maternal grandmother";
- enate [technical], enatic [rare]
See also: maternal quality, maternalism, maternalistic, maternity, matriarchal, motherlike, motherliness, motherly, related
Encyclopedia: Maternal