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Webster 1913 Edition

Maternal

Ma-ter′nal

,

Adj.

[F.

maternel

, L.

maternus

, fr.

mater

mother. See

.]

Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;

as,

maternal

love;

maternal

tenderness.

Syn. – See

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Maternal

MATERN'AL

,

Adj.

[L. maternus, from mater, mother.] Motherly; pertaining to a mother; becoming a mother; as maternal love; maternal tenderness.