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maternal

[ muh-tur-nl ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother:

    maternal instincts.

  2. related through a mother:

    his maternal aunt.

  3. derived from a mother:

    maternal genes.



maternal

/ 尘蓹藞迟蓽藧苍蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother
  2. related through the mother's side of the family

    his maternal uncle

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 尘补藞迟别谤苍补濒濒测, adverb
  • 尘补藞迟别谤苍补濒颈蝉尘, noun
  • 尘补藢迟别谤苍补濒藞颈蝉迟颈肠, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘补路迟别谤顎僴补濒路颈蝉尘 noun
  • 尘补路迟别谤顎卬补濒路颈蝉顎僼颈肠 adjective
  • 尘补路迟别谤顎僴补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 苍辞苍顎卪补路迟别谤顎僴补濒 adjective
  • non顎叧静孤烦俦鸢僴补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-尘补路迟别谤顎僴补濒 adjective
  • qua顎卻i-尘补路迟别谤顎僴补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍顎卪补路迟别谤顎僴补濒 adjective
  • un顎叧静孤烦俦鸢僴补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of maternal1

1475鈥85; < Medieval Latin 尘腻迟别谤苍腻濒颈蝉, equivalent to Latin 尘腻迟别谤苍 ( us ) ( 尘腻迟别谤 mother 1 + -nus adj. suffix) + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of maternal1

C15: from Medieval Latin 尘腻迟别谤苍腻濒颈蝉, from Latin 尘腻迟别谤苍us, from 尘腻迟别谤 mother
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Mina鈥檚 father flouted strictures; Sade鈥檚 mother subjugated herself to them 鈥 that is, until Sade went to jail on a serious felony and compassion for her daughter awakened her long-dormant maternal loyalty.

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Earlier cancer screenings, better chronic disease control, lower maternal mortality, more substance use disorder treatment: We know that Medicaid saves lives.

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But here she is ambivalent both about the maternal role and even, at times, about her daughter.

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There are early signs of buffoonery involving a maternal wig.

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For much of his childhood 鈥 which included stints in Bolivia and in the northern Peruvian city of Piura, with his maternal grandparents 鈥 Vargas Llosa presumed his father to be dead.

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