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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
maternal
/məˈtɜːnəl/
adjective1 of 2
having to do with being a mother
- “The child's good health says a great deal for maternal care.”Tatoeba
- “This characteristic is passed down the maternal line.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A mother.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)