noun🔗ShareA mother."My maternal grandmother helped me with my homework. "familyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative."My maternal grandmother helped me with my homework. "familypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly."His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts."familyhumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelated through the mother, or her side of the family."Toby is my maternal uncle."familyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDerived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy."The doctor explained that the baby's maternal blood type was different from the father's. "familymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
