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maternal
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maternal as in:  maternal grandmother

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  • None of his four maternal cousins was invited, and I never asked why.†  (source)
  • No amount of self-control could withstand a well-played maternal criticism.†  (source)
  • When my maternal great-grandparents arrived in Jamaica, they searched for a church home.†  (source)
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  • I preferred staying in Karshat with my cousins on my maternal side because they had a concrete house with a bathroom and there were lots of children to play with.†  (source)
  • "How did your first day go, dear?" the receptionist asked maternally.†  (source)
  • Why was I so unmaternal and apart?†  (source)
    unmaternal = not mother-like
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unmaternal means not and reverses the meaning of maternal. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
  • "I can tell you like him," she said, eyebrows raised, as if this observation required some uniquely maternal instinct.†  (source)
  • Beaming maternally on Ethan, she bent over to add: "I on'y just heard from Mr. Hale 'bout Zeena's going over to Bettsbridge to see that new doctor.†  (source)
  • Now all that Clarissa had escaped, unmaternal as she was.†  (source)
  • And yet, this is something of a mockery because of her lack of maternal instincts or the ability to care for her young.†  (source)
  • They smile and exchange maternally amused glances.†  (source)
  • The notion of maternal instincts in giant dinosaurs—and the drawings of cute babies poking their snouts out of the eggs—had appeal around the world.†  (source)
  • She was able maternally to bestow the gift of herself on this humble stranger, and remain untouched.†  (source)
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