Found 2 items, similar to Maternal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maternal maternal adj 1: characteristic of a mother; “warm maternal affection for her guest”- Dorothy Sayers [ant: paternal] 2: relating to or derived from one's mother; “maternal genes” 3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; “parental guidance” [syn: parental, paternal] [ant: filial] 4: related on the mother's side; “my maternal grandmother” [syn: enate, enatic, maternal(p)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maternal Maternal \Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater mother. See Mother.] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Motherly. [1913 Webster]