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“maternal”
maternal, maternalism, maternalistic
1. Belonging or relating to motherhood, a mother, or mothers in general.
2. Kind, caring, and protective in a motherly way.
3. Relating to or inherited from the mother or the mother's side of a family
2. Kind, caring, and protective in a motherly way.
3. Relating to or inherited from the mother or the mother's side of a family
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mater-, matri-, matro- matr- +
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(Latin: maternal uncle, uncle; mother's brother)
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maternal aunt
The sister of one's mother.
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arch, -archic, -archical, -archism, -archist, -archy
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mater-, matri-, matro- matr- +
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Dystocia (difficult delivery or process of birth) caused by an abnormality or physical problem in the mother: A condition of maternal dystocia was diagnosed because Mary's contractions of the uterus were ineffective, so a C-section had to be performed.
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-al; -ial, -eal
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mater-, matri-, matro- matr- +
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