Maternal
Related Definitions
[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"
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,