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Definition
relating to a mother; or characteristic of parents — such as to care for and help to develop
- But she had to admit, she felt maternal toward Christina.p. 92.4
- She means to sound soft, maternal, but knows she sounds judgmental.p. 459.4
- Leah was maternal to her during her college years, when she chose American University, with a major in journalism.p. 466.9
There are no more uses of "maternal" in In the Unlikely Event.
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