'Maternal' definitions:
Definition of 'maternal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers [ant: paternal]
adjective
Relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: parental, maternal, paternal] [ant: filial]
adjective
Definition of 'Maternal'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'maternal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adoring,
- affectionate,
- ancestorial,
- ancestral,
- caring,
- conjugal,
- demonstrative,
- devoted,
- doting,
- faithful,
- fatherlike,
- fatherly,
- filial,
- fond,
- grandfatherly,
- grandmotherly,
- grandparental,
- husbandly,
- kind,
- kindly,
- languishing,
- lovelorn,
- lovesick,
- lovesome,
- loving,
- maternalistic,
- melting,
- mother,
- motherlike,
- motherly,
- nurturing,
- parent,
- parental,
- paternal,
- patriarchal,
- romantic,
- sentimental,
- soft,
- tender,
- understanding,
- uxorious,
- warm,
- wifely