Maternal meaning
An example of maternal is rocking a baby to sleep.
An example of maternal is your grandmother on your mother's side.
Maternal grandparents.
Maternal instinct.
My maternal uncle.
A maternal trait.
My maternal uncle.
Toby is my maternal uncle.
Maternal instinct.
A maternal trait.
Origin of maternal
- Middle English from Old French maternel from Medieval Latin māternālis from Latin māternus from māter mother māter- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French maternel or post-Classical Latin mÄternÄlis (“maternal"), from mÄternus (“maternal"), from mÄter (“mother").
From Wiktionary