All 3 Uses of
maternal
in
Babbitt
- Mrs. Babbitt was maternal and fussy.†
Chpt 10 *
- She drew away from it, and said with maternal soothing, "Now, don't be a silly boy!†
Chpt 24
- Babbitt gloated, "If your mother caught us at this, we'd certainly get our come-uppance!" and Eunice became maternal, scrambled a terrifying number of eggs for them, kissed Babbitt on the ear, and in the voice of a brooding abbess marveled, "It beats the devil why feminists like me still go on nursing these men!"†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(maternal as in: maternal grandmother) relating to a mother; or characteristic of parents -- such as to care for and help to develop