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

(dated, informal) A mother. / A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

In a maternal manner. / motherly, as a mother

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maternalize

simple past tense and past participle of maternalize

present participle of maternalize

(transitive) To make maternal.

The act or process of maternalizing.

The treatment of people in a motherly manner, especially by caring for them as a mother would care for her children.

Quality of being maternal.