maternal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: maternal	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for maternal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maternal adj characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers Antonym(s): paternal relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes" relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Synonym(s): parental, maternal, paternal Antonym(s): filial related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" Synonym(s): enate, enatic, maternal(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maternal \Mater"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal* love; maternal tenderness. Syn: See {Motherly}.