maternal

maternal
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French maternel, from Medieval Latin maternalis, from Latin maternus, from mater mother — more at mother Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother ; motherly 2. a. related through a mother <
his maternal aunt
>
b. inherited or derived from the female parent <
maternal genes
>
maternally adverb

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  • maternal — MATERNÁL, Ă, maternali, e, adj. (livr.) Matern. – Din fr. maternel. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  maternál adj. m., pl. maternáli, f. sg. maternálă …   Dicționar Român

  • maternal — adjetivo 1. De la madre: amor maternal, instinto maternal, cuidados maternales. Sinónimo: materno. 2. Que es como si fuera de la madre: Mi tía me cuidó con amor maternal. La novia lo miraba con ojos maternales …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Maternal — Ma*ter nal, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Motherly}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maternal — index consanguineous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 maternal adj. Having t …   Law dictionary

  • maternal — (adj.) late 15c., from O.Fr. maternel (14c.), from V.L. *maternalis, from L. maternus maternal, of a mother, from mater mother (see MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • maternal — [mə tʉr′nəl] adj. [ME < MFr maternel < L maternus < mater, MOTHER1] 1. of, like, or characteristic of a mother or motherhood; motherly 2. derived, received, or inherited from a mother 3. related through the mother s side of the family… …   English World dictionary

  • Maternal — (von lat. maternus: mütterlich, der Mutter) ist ein Attribut, das die mütterliche Herkunft beschreibt. Der Begriff wird bei der Vererbung angewendet (bspw. maternale Ausprägung eines Gens, maternale Herkunft eines Allels). Die väterliche Herkunft …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • maternal — adj. 2 g. 1. Próprio de mãe. 2. Cheio de carinho, de desvelos. = AFETUOSO, CARINHOSO • Sinônimo geral: MATERNO   ‣ Etimologia: materno + al …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • maternal — adj. materno …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • maternal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or characteristic of a mother. 2) related through the mother s side of the family. DERIVATIVES maternally adverb. ORIGIN French maternel, from Latin mater mother …   English terms dictionary

  • maternal — [[t]mətɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother towards her child. She had little maternal instinct... Her feelings towards him were almost maternal. 2) …   English dictionary

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