All 4 Uses of
maternal
in
Main Street
- All evening she sang Scotch ballads to Kennicott, and when she noticed that he was chewing an unlighted cigar she smiled maternally at his secret.†
Chpt 9 *
- I could be maternal with Guy.†
Chpt 10
- "Thanks so much, but I'm being maternal."†
Chpt 23
- Maternally, "I think it's extremely nice of you to want to be trained in—in enunciation by a stage-director.†
Chpt 28
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