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Etymology
Derived from Vulgar Latin maternalis, from Classical Latin maternus, from mater "mother"

Pronunciation
m�-tû(r)'n�l, /m�'t��(r)n�l/, /<tt>m@"t3:(r)n@l</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-��(r)n�l|Rhymes: -��(r)n�l

Adjective
maternal

1. Pertaining to a mother, her genes, her relatives, or her side of a family.

#: maternal grandfather

1. Motherly.
2. Received or inherited from someone's mother.
3. Of or pertaining to pregnancy.

#: maternal death

1. Committed by a mother.

#: maternal filicide

Derived terms
maternal aunt
maternal cousin
maternal death
maternal filicide
maternal grandfather
maternal grandmother
maternal uncle

Antonyms
paternal

Translations
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Chinese:
:Simplified: �亲
:Traditional: �親
:Pinyin: muqing
Dutch: moeder
French: maternel m, maternelle f
German: mütterlich
Greek: μη��ικ�� (m�trikós) m, μη��ική (m�triké) f, μη��ικ� (m�trikó) n
Italian: materno m sg., materni m pl., materna f sg., materne f pl.
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Japanese:
:Kanji: ��
:Hiragana: ���
:Romaji: bosei
Korean:
:Hangul: ����
:Romaja: imsinhaneun
Latin: maternus m (Classical Latin), materna f (Classical Latin), maternum n (Classical Latin), maternalis m/f (Vulgar and Neo Latin)
Russian:
:Cyrillic: ма�е�ин�кий m, ма�е�ин�ка� f, ма�е�ин�кое n
:Roman: materinskiyi m, materinskaya f, materinskoye n
Spanish: maternal

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