maternal

maternal
adjective
1) (motherly) mütterlich [Liebe, Sorge, Typ]; Mutter[instinkt]
2) (related) [Großeltern, Onkel, Tante] mütterlicherseits
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[mə'tə:nl]
adjective
1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) mütterlich
2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) mütterlicherseits
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ma·ter·nal
[məˈtɜ:nəl, AM -ˈtɜ:r-]
adj
1. (motherly) mütterlich, Mutter-
a \maternal smile ein mütterliches Lächeln
she is very \maternal towards her staff sie hat ein mütterliches Verhältnis zu ihren Angestellten
2. (of mother's family) mütterlicherseits nach n
my \maternal grandmother/uncle meine Großmutter/mein Onkel mütterlicherseits
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[mə'tɜːnl]
adj
mütterlich

maternal grandfather — Großvater mütterlicherseits

maternal affection or love — Mutterliebe f

maternal instincts — Mutterinstinkte pl, mütterliche Instinkte pl

to be maternal to sb — sich jdm gegenüber mütterlich or wie eine Mutter verhalten

maternal health care — medizinische Betreuung für Mütter

maternal death rate — Müttersterblichkeit f

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maternal [məˈtɜːnl; US -ˈtɜrnl] adj (adv maternally)
1. mütterlich, Mutter…:
maternal instinct (love, etc);
maternal affection mütterliche Zuneigung
2. Großvater etc mütterlicherseits:
my maternal grandfather
3. Mütter…:
maternal mortality Müttersterblichkeit f;
maternal welfare (work) Mütterfürsorge f
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adjective
1) (motherly) mütterlich [Liebe, Sorge, Typ]; Mutter[instinkt]
2) (related) [Großeltern, Onkel, Tante] mütterlicherseits
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adj.
mütterlich adj.

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