English-Thai Dictionary

maternal

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ลักษณะ เหมือน มารดา  โดย ผ่าน มารดา  ซึ่ง ได้ มาจาก มารดา  เหมือน แม่  อย่าง แม่  motherly parental sueng-me-lak-sa-na-muan-man-da

 

maternal

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ มารดา  ทาง แม่  ด้าน มารดา  ฝ่ายมารดา  parental kiao-kab-man-da

 

maternally

ADV ทาง มารดา  tang-man-da

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MATERNAL

a.[L. maternus, from mater, mother. ] Motherly; pertaining to a mother; becoming a mother; as maternal love; maternal tenderness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MATERNAL

Ma *ter "nal, a. Etym: [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater mother. See Mother. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.

 

Syn. -- See Motherly.

 

MATERNALLY

MATERNALLY Ma *ter "nal *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a motherly manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

maternal

ma ter nal |məˈtərnl məˈtərnl | ▶adjective of or relating to a mother, esp. during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth: maternal age | maternal care. • [ attrib. ] related through the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather. • denoting feelings associated with or typical of a mother; motherly: maternal instincts. DERIVATIVES ma ter nal ism |-ˌizəm |noun, ma ter nal ist |-ist |adjective, ma ter nal is tic |məˌtərnlˈistik |adjective, ma ter nal ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

maternal

ma ¦ter |nal |məˈtəːn (ə )l | ▶adjective relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth: maternal care. • (of feelings ) typical of a caring mother; motherly: a mother who radiated maternal concern. • [ attrib. ] related through the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather. DERIVATIVES maternalism noun maternalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective, maternally adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater ‘mother ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

maternal

maternal adjective 1 her maternal instincts: motherly, protective, caring, nurturing, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, comforting. 2 his maternal grandparents: on one's mother's side; dated on the distaff side.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

maternal

maternal adjective 1 the baby aroused her maternal instincts: motherly, maternalistic; protective, caring, nurturing, loving, devoted, affectionate, fond, warm, tender, gentle, kind, kindly, comforting, compassionate. 2 his maternal grandparents: on one's mother's side, on the distaff side. ANTONYMS paternal.

 

Spanish Dictionary

maternal

maternal adjetivo 1 [sentimiento, actitud ] Que es o se considera como el de una madre hacia su hijo :instinto maternal; trataba al marido de un modo excesivamente maternal .2 Chile, CRica [prenda de vestir ] Que es usado por mujeres embarazadas :un vestido maternal .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

maternal

ma ter nal /mətə́ː r n (ə )l /形容詞 (↔paternal )1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗母親らしい , 母にふさわしい ▸ a maternal instinct 母性本能 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗母 (親 )の ▸ Maternal smoking will affect the baby's health .母親の喫煙は赤ちゃんの健康に影響を及ぼす 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗母方の ▸ one's maternal grandfather 母方の祖父 ～ly 副詞 母として, 母親らしく, 母親のように ; 母方に .