- of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother
- related through the mother's side of the family: his maternal uncle
maˈternalism n maˌternalˈistic adj maˈternally adv
单词 | maternal |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ma•ter•nal /məˈtɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ter•nal (mə tûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj.
ma•ter′nal•is′tic, adj. ma•ter′nal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maternal /məˈtɜːnəl/ adj
maˈternalism n maˌternalˈistic adj maˈternally adv |
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