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