Maternal

[adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
[adj] characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
[adj] relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

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Synonyms

maternalistic, motherlike, motherly, parental, paternal

Antonyms

filial

Related Terms

adoring, affectionate, ancestorial, ancestral, caring, conjugal, demonstrative, devoted, doting, faithful, fatherlike, fatherly, filial, fond, grandfatherly, grandmotherly, grandparental, husbandly, kind, kindly, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome,