Definition for Maternal:

• Motherly.

Synonyms for Maternal:

• adj.

  •hereditary (adjective)
  • Family.
  •maternal (adjective)
  • affectionate,
  • protective,
  • sympathetic.
  •motherly (adjective)
  • Nurturing.
  •parental (adjective)
  • patriarchal,
  • matriarchal.
  •paternal (adjective)
  • benevolent,
  • indulgent,
  • solicitous.

• n.

  •
  • caring,
  • tender,
  • warm,
  • kind.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • ancestral,
  • distaff,
  • female,
  • hereditary,
  • parental,
  • patrimonial.

Paraphrases for Maternal:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    mother-to-child, mother, mother-and-child, postnatal, pre-school, mother-child, pregnant.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Les, nations, Mothers, mother.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Les, mother, pre-school, Breastfeeding.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    Mothers, post-partum, maternity, kindergarten.
  • Proper noun, singular
    maternelle, maternity, kindergarten, kindergartens.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    maternity, kindergarten.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    kindergarten.
  • Verb, base form
    kindergarten.

Antonyms for Maternal:

• adj.

  • all
    paternal.
  • female
    masculine, male.
  • hereditary
    acquired.
  • Other antonyms:
    fatherly, fatherlike, unrelated, paternalistic, filial.

Homophones for Maternal:

• matrimonial, maternally, mother-in-law, matronly, matrimonial law.