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Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
  2. adj. characteristic of a mother
  3. adj. relating to or derived from one's mother
  4. adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  5. adj. related on the mother's side
  6. Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness. Syn. -- See Motherly.
  7. Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
  8. j:100 a. characteristic of a mother a. relating to or derived from one's mother