Maternal
21maternal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French maternel, from Medieval Latin maternalis, from Latin maternus, from mater mother more at mother Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, belonging to, or… …
22maternal — adjective /məˈtəːnəl,məˈtəɻnəl/ a) Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly. His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts. b) Related through the mother, or her side of the family. Toby is my… …
23maternal — adj m y f Que es propio o característico de las madres; que supone el cariño, la ternura y la dedicación propios de una madre: cuidados maternales, trato maternal, sentimiento maternal …
24maternal — adjective 1) her maternal instincts Syn: motherly, protective, caring, nurturing, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, comforting 2) his maternal grandparents …
25maternal — adj. Maternal is used with these nouns: ↑aunt, ↑behaviour, ↑education, ↑grandfather, grandmother, ↑grandparent, ↑instinct, ↑love, ↑role, ↑uncle …
26maternal — (adj) (Intermedio) relativo al sentimiento de padres hacia los hijos Ejemplos: Las precauciones maternales la hacen a la madre vigilar a la niña con frecuencia. A Laura se le ha despertado el instinto maternal y ahora quiere tener un bebé.… …
27maternal — [15] Maternal and maternity [17] are the central English representatives of the Romance language branch of the great Indo European ‘mother’ word family. Both go back to Latin māter ‘mother’ (source of French mère and Italian and Spanish madre),… …
28maternal — adjective 1》 relating to a mother. ↘associated with or typical of a mother; motherly. 2》 related through the mother s side of the family: maternal grandparents. Derivatives maternalism noun maternalist adjective maternalistic adjective… …
29maternal — [məˈtɜːn(ə)l] adj 1) typical of a kind and caring mother 2) a maternal relative is related to you through your mother …
30maternal — ma•ter•nal [[t]məˈtɜr nl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother 2) cvb related through a mother: his maternal aunt[/ex] 3) cvb derived or inherited from a mother • Etymology: 1475–85; < ML māternālis= L… …
