All 5 Uses of
maternal
in
Funny in Farsi
- His maternal grandmother, whom he adored and considered to be his biggest influence, decided not to attend.†
p. 144..7
- Francois's only maternal aunt was not invited because she and my mother-in-law had fought over some land in Greece twenty years ago and were not on speaking terms.†
p. 145..0
- None of his four maternal cousins was invited, and I never asked why.†
p. 145..1
- The noses in my maternal lineage are all large and hooked.†
p. 162..0 *
- I resembled my maternal relatives, but the nose wasn't quite bad enough to invite comparison to a puppet.†
p. 162..6
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