Meanings
adverbmaternally (comparative more maternally, superlative most maternally)
comparative more maternally · superlative most maternally
- In a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
Synonyms: motherwise
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
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adverbin a maternal manner; as a mother
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Origin
- Englishmaternal
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmaternally
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 有母性地
- 有母性地In a maternal manner
Spanish maternalmente
- maternalmenteIn a maternal manner
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maternally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternally
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“maternally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternally. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maternally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maternally.
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