maternally

2 definitions found

maternally - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maternally \Ma*ter"nal*ly\, adv.
     In a motherly manner.
     [1913 Webster]

maternally - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maternally
      adv 1: in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her
             students almost maternally" [syn: maternally,
             motherly]