Adjective:

पुत्रजन्म-संबंधी, माता-संबंधी, माता-सदृश, माता का, मां का, मातृक,

maternal's Usage Examples:

He was called Gregory after his maternal great-grandfather, the bishop of Langres.

My baby stirred within me today and were I not so bundled in winter garb the few times when I venture out, surely all the wagging tongues in town would know of my maternal state.

Moreover, the mothers appear to have little maternal instinct and neglect their offspring.

1040) was a son of Crinan or Cronan, lay abbot of Dunkeld, and became king of the Scots in succession to his maternal grandfather, Malcolm II., in 1034, having previously as rex Cumbrorum ruled in Strathclyde.

Was she filling a maternal role?

The apical senseorgan is used for temporary attachment to the maternal vestibule in which development takes place, but permanent fixation is effected by the oral surface.

You promise to tell me if your maternal instinct kicks in?

Tiberius, however, soon became tired of the maternal yoke; his retirement to Capreae is said to have been caused by his desire to escape from her.

him under the guardianship of his maternal uncle, Gerard III.

Regardless of how irresponsible the woman was, she presumably possessed natural maternal instincts for her child.

Synonyms:

maternity, maternalism, motherlike, maternal quality, motherliness, matriarchal, motherly, maternalistic,

Antonyms:

fatherly, fatherliness, matriarchal, patriarchal, paternal,