maternally

ma·ter·nal

M0149900 (mə-tûr′nəl)adj.1. Relating to or characteristic of a mother or motherhood; motherly: maternal instinct.2. Inherited from one's mother: a maternal trait.3. Related through one's mother: my maternal uncle.

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[Middle English, from Old French maternel, from Medieval Latin māternālis, from Latin māternus, from māter, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·ter′nal·ism n.ma·ter′nal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

maternally - in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally"motherly

Translations

母性地母系地

maternal

(məˈtəːnl) adjective1. of or like a mother. maternal feelings. 母親的，母性的 母亲的2. related on the mother's side of the family. my maternal grandfather. 母系的 母系的maˈternally adverb 母性地，在母系上 母性地，母系地