| 单词 | maternal parent |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaternal parent a. That is a mother. Now chiefly in maternal parent (sometimes as a circumlocution for mother; also applied to plants). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [adjective] > that is a mother mothera1400 matern?a1513 maternal1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. viii. 31 But paternal and maternal tyrants are the worst of all. 1828 D. Le Marchant Rep. Claims to Barony of Gardner p. xi Evidence..for illegitimating children, born during the matrimony of their maternal parent. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 343 The only answer we obtained, was a playful inquiry whether our maternal parent had disposed of her mangle. 1873 Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 309/2 The rooks bereave many a maternal pheasant that haunts the covers commanded by the rookery. 1956 Jrnl. Ecol. 44 296 V. myrtillus is the maternal parent of the natural hybrid V. myrtillus × V. vitis-idaea = V. intermedium Ruthe. 1959 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 24 368/1 Alcoholics and moderate drinkers who profess a preference for the maternal parent will show a lower degree of masculinity than those who do not. 1992 MacUser 21 Feb. 41/3 I think there is a strong possibility Mr Sculley suffered a monolateral emphasis on one milk container during his maternal parent's breast feeding. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。