maternal
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characteristic of a mother
warm maternal affection for her guest
Related & opposite
- matriarchal also see
- paternal antonym
- maternalism attribute
- maternalism derivation
- maternalistic similar to
- motherlike similar to
- motherly similar to
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or derived from one's mother
maternal genes
Related & opposite
- mother pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
parental guidance
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | matriarchal |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | paternal |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | maternalism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | maternalism |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | maternalistic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | motherlike |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | motherly |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | mother |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | filial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | parent |