maternal

1. ADJ Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother toward her child. 母亲般的

She had little maternal instinct. 她几乎没有母性。

2. ADJ Maternal is used to describe things that relate to the mother of a baby. 母亲的[ADJ n]

Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child. 母亲吸烟可能会伤害未出生的孩子。

3. ADJ A maternal relative is one who is related through a person's mother rather than their father. 母系的[ADJ n]

Her maternal grandfather was mayor of Karachi. 她的外祖父曾是卡拉奇市的市长。