영어 사전에서 “maternal”의 의미

“maternal” - 영어

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maternaladjective

uk /məˈtɜː.nəl/ us /məˈtɝː.nəl/

behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way:

maternal instincts
She is very maternal towards her employees.
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related to a mother's side of the family:

Her maternal grandmother (= mother's mother) is still alive.
maternally
adverb uk /məˈtɜː.nəl.i/ us /məˈtɝː.nəl.i/

(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus의 “maternal” 정의 © Cambridge University Press)

“maternal” - 미국식 영어

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maternaladjective

us /məˈtɜr·nəl/

behaving or feeling as a mother does toward her child:

maternal instincts

Maternal also means related by way of the mother:

Alice’s maternal grandmother (= her mother’s mother) will be 90 next month.

(Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary의 “maternal” 정의 © Cambridge University Press)