Synonym: motherly. Antonym: paternal. Similar words: paternal, fraternal, private international law, eternal, external, internal, externally, externality. Meaning: [mə'tɜrnl /-'tɜːnl] 
adj. 1. characteristic of a mother 2. relating to or derived from one's mother 3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent 4. related on the mother's side.
adj. 1. characteristic of a mother 2. relating to or derived from one's mother 3. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent 4. related on the mother's side. 
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1. Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.
2. She didn't have any maternal instincts.
3. She had little maternal instinct.
4. Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate.
5. She seems to have a strong maternal instinct .
6. Her maternal grandfather was Mayor of Karachi.
7. Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child.
8. Her feelings towards him were almost maternal.
9. Your maternal instincts go deeper than you think.
10. Every woman has maternal instinct.
11. He is my maternal uncle.
12. She feels very maternal towards him.
13. She is very maternal towards her staff.
14. I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.
15. I'm not very maternal.
16. After having been subjugated to ambition, your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves.
17. Maternal smoking increases the risk of low birth weight.
18. There had been no gush of maternal love.
19. Pity probably, and an over-developed maternal instinct.
20. My maternal grandmother was a strong-willed woman.
21. Maternal nutrition may have an important influence on programming.
22. Maternal nutrition may be an important influence on programming.
23. Gertrude lacks any maternal instinct.
24. And different from the maternal ideal.
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25. A strong maternal instinct takes over.
26. Maternal diet is only one of the many factors that can lead to fetal growth retardation.
27. In other studies information on maternal smoking during pregnancy was not available.
28. The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.
29. The sight of the helpless little boy aroused her maternal instinct.
30. Three drops of herbal potion placed on my tongue by my maternal grandmother saved my life.
More similar words: paternal, fraternal, private international law, eternal, external, internal, externally, externality, international, alternate, externalization, internalization, maternity, public international law, internal revenue service, vernal, international relations, infernal, paraphernalia, hibernate, alternative, alternatively, preternatural, consternation, preternaturally, alternative energy, alternating current, alternative medicine, mater, paternity.