Familial and Maternal

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Familial adjective - Of or relating to a household or family.

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Maternal and familial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maternal" instead an adjective "Familial".

Nearby Word: family

Maternal adjective - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother.

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Familial and maternal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familial" instead an adjective "Maternal".

Nearby Words: maternity, maternally

One of the chapter quotes mentions that Max Sterling had taken over the familial and maternal roles, since his wife was from a race of Artificial Humans with no concept of childbirth or childcare.

Source: Maternally Challenged
Despite saying Kuvira was 'like a daughter' to her she shows no maternal bond toward Kuvira, and Kuvira doesn't seem to view her in a familial way.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Avatar: The Last Airbender

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