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relating to a mother; or characteristic of parents — such as to care for and help to develop

She radiated a warm maternal affection for her niece.

maternal = characteristic of a mother — such as wanting to care for and help to develop

maternal genes
In pushing for a global campaign to reduce maternal deaths, it's crucial to avoid exaggerated claims.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky

maternal = relating to a mother

my maternal grandmother
...the maternal instinct was very strong, and she was entirely absorbed in her children, to the utter exclusion of everything and everybody else.
Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
Jahan had completed her maternal health training course, but elected to stay in Skardu and continue her studies.
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
That might require your maternal influence.
John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
Or Sonja, who needed salve on her own maternal wounds.
Todd Burpo -- Heaven Is for Real
And no matter how old they are, many still have a strong maternal instinct.
Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
He swindled his own son and spent his money, his maternal inheritance, on trying to get his mistress from him.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- The Brothers Karamazov
I had a picture of Mrs. Willard, with her heather-mixture tweeds and her sensible shoes and her wise, maternal maxims.
Sylvia Plath -- The Bell Jar
Mariam's soft maternal voice went on, brought a degree of comfort to her.
Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
In every argument with her mother, Susan had in point of reason the advantage, and never was there any maternal tenderness to buy her off.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park
He says I have different personalities: that my Lingala is sweet and maternal, but in English I'm sarcastic.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
The niece was now mortified by innumerable chickens, who rushed up to her feet for food, and by a shameless and maternal sow.
E.M. Forster -- Howards End
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.
Edith Wharton -- Ethan Frome
He must have heard that his maternal grandparents had been reduced to this life.
Lisa See -- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
And yet, this is something of a mockery because of her lack of maternal instincts or the ability to care for her young.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees
Richter came around the table to give Max a maternal hug and flick a stray leaf from his shoulder.
Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
Even the maternal passion in Mrs. Penniman would have been romantic and factitious, and Catherine was not constituted to inspire a romantic passion.
Henry James -- Washington Square

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