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Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. / Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

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maternal

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Source Word

maternal

IPA(Pronunciation)

/məˈtɜːnəl/

Japanese Meaning

母親に関する / 母性の / 母としての

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Her maternal instincts led her to comfort the frightened child.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の母性本能が働いて、怯えた子どもを慰めた。

Sense（1）

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

Toby is my maternal uncle.

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Sense（3）

(anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

The facts which have now been stated warrant, I think, the conclusion, that the human placenta does not consist of two parts, maternal and fœtal, that no cells exist in its substance, and that there is no communication between the uterus and the placenta by large arteries and veins.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

more maternal

（ comparative ）

most maternal

（ superlative ）

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