maternal

/məˈtɜːnəl/ adjective

Translation

LIKE A MOTHER › like a mother

anne gibi, anneye özgü, anne ile/annelikle ilgili

I've never had much of a maternal instinct (= wish to have children).626

MOTHER'S FAMILY [always before noun] › A maternal relation is part of your mother's family.

anne tarafına ait; anne ile kan bağına ilişkin

He's my maternal grandfather.626

(Definition of maternal adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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