maternal

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ma·ter·nal BrE [məˈtɜːnl] NAmE [məˈtɜːrnl] adjective
1. having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child
•maternal love
•I'm not very maternal.
•She didn't have any maternal instincts.
2. connected with being a mother
•Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
•the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy
3. only before noun related through the mother's side of the family
•my maternal grandfather (= my mother's father)
Derived Word: ↑maternally

Word Origin:
[maternal maternally] late 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  enate, enatic, maternal(p), parental, paternal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  filial, paternal