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maternal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | maternity |
warm maternal affection for her guest.
maternal:: | Spocien Dictionary
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maternal genes.
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Somalia has one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world.
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Noor was living with Khalaf, a maternal figure whom she'd known since childhood.
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How can maternity services be developed to effectively address maternal obesity?
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Maternal grandparents are producer Edward Scott and actress Melody Thomas Scott.
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Still, there were a few maternal chores she enjoyed enough to claim for her own.
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Individuals of either gender can and do provide maternal and paternal functions.
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The seven youngest live in Lincoln with a maternal aunt who hopes to adopt them.
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Maternal health is also improved by the availability of voluntary contraception.
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Better maternal sleep was associated with the baby sleeping in a different room.
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- Characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
- Relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
- Parental: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
- Enate: related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"
- (maternally) in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally"
- The maternal bond is typically the relationship between a mother and her child.
- (Materna) "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward. ...
- Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly; Related through the mother, or her side of the family; Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy
- Having to do with or coming from the mother.
