English to English
adjective
- characteristic of a mother
Warm maternal affection for her guest.
source: WordNet 3.0
- relating to or derived from one's mother
Maternal genes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Parental guidance.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- related on the mother's side
My maternal grandmother.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [matérnal] Nauukol sa iná
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
