- maternal
- mə'tə:nl
adjective1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) maternal2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) materno•
maternal adjetivo ‹instinto› maternal; ‹amor› motherly, maternal
maternal adjetivo maternal, motherly
un gesto maternal, a motherly gesture
instinto maternal, maternal instinct 'maternal' also found in these entries: Spanish: amor - materna - materno English: maternal - mother - motherlymaternaltr[mə'tɜːnəl]adjective1 (motherly) maternal2 (related to mother) materno,-amaternal [mə'tərnəl] adjmotherly: maternal♦ maternally advmaternaladj.• maternal adj.• materno, -a adj.mə'tɜːrnḷ, mə'tɜːnḷadjectivea) (motherly) maternalb) (on mother's side) (before n) <grandfather> materno[mǝ'tɜːnl]ADJ1) (=motherly) [woman, behaviour, instinct] maternal; [feelings, love] maternal, de madre2) (=on the mother's side) materno (por parte de madre)maternal aunt — tía f materna (por parte de madre)
maternal grandfather — abuelo m materno (por parte de madre)
* * *[mə'tɜːrnḷ, mə'tɜːnḷ]adjectivea) (motherly) maternalb) (on mother's side) (before n) <grandfather> materno
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.