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maternel

maternel

French

Adjective

maternel m (feminine singular maternelle, masculine plural maternels, feminine plural maternelles)

  1. maternal
  2. native

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Middle French

Etymology

From Latin māternus, from māter (mother) with the suffix -el or from Medieval Latin māternālis.

Adjective

maternel m (feminine singular maternelle, masculine plural maternels, feminine plural maternelles)

  1. maternal (of or relating to mothers or motherhood)