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Definition of: maternal
(mə·tûr′nəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to a mother; motherly.
2. Connected with or inherited from one′s mother; coming through the relationship of a mother. [<F maternel <L maternus <mater a mother]
—ma·ter′·nal·ly adverb
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