Synonyms for maternal
məˈtɜr nlma·ter·nal

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1. maternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   paternal

2. maternaladjective

   His weakness seemed to bring out her maternal instincts.

   Antonyms:
   paternal

3. maternaladjective

   Toby is my maternal uncle.

   Antonyms:
   paternal

4. maternaladjective

   Antonyms:
   paternal

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1. maternaladjective

   characteristic of a mother

   "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers

   Synonyms:
   maternal(p), parental, paternal, enate, enatic

   Antonyms:
   unrelated, paternal, fatherlike, fatherly, paternalistic

2. maternaladjective

   relating to or derived from one's mother

   "maternal genes"

   Synonyms:
   maternal(p), parental, paternal, enate, enatic

   Antonyms:
   fatherly, paternal, fatherlike, paternalistic, unrelated

3. parental, maternal, paternaladjective

   relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent

   "parental guidance"

   Synonyms:
   enate, paternal, agnatic, parental, maternal(p), agnate, enatic

   Antonyms:
   paternal, paternalistic, unrelated, fatherly, fatherlike

4. enate, enatic, maternal(p)adjective

   related on the mother's side

   "my maternal grandmother"

   Antonyms:
   paternalistic, paternal, fatherlike, unrelated, fatherly

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1. maternaladjective

   Synonyms:
   motherly

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1. List of paraphrases for "maternal":

   maternelle, mothers, tongue, nursery, maternity, mother, kindergarten, native, breast, motherhood, pre-school, motherland, pre-primary, moms

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1. Laxmi Mehta:

   Involvement of the cardio-obstetrics team from preconception to postpartum care is critical because these experts working together can help identify ways to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.

2. David Bridgett:

   Depression can affect parent-child interactions, which in turn, may be one way that maternal depression affects children, because we know that children of mothers who are depressed are at higher risk of behavioral and emotional problems, they may need treatment as well.

3. Eran Bendavid:

   Because abortions are an important cause of maternal mortality, the increase in abortion uptake might also increase maternal deaths — and possibly disproportionately given that abortions under the policy could be less safe.

4. Shira Goldenberg:

   This deeply concerning gap in supports for pregnant and parenting sex workers underscores the critical need for efforts to support reproductive rights and access to voluntary, respectful and appropriate maternal and parenting services for sex workers.

5. Margaret Boddie:

   Health literacy is a big issue in the older African American population because of how people were educated when they were young, my maternal grandmother, she had a third-grade education. My grandfather, he made it to the fifth grade. For many people, understanding the information that's put out, especially when it changes so often and people don't really understand why, is a challenge.