Maternal
Maternal adjective - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother.
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Synonyms for Maternal
Old and maternal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Maternal".
Nearby Words: maternity, maternally
Mutual synonyms
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- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Midge's maternal grandmother showed her an old picture of her mother when she was a teen.
Source: Series / My Family And Me - Fidget, whose endless housework on behalf of her family left them miserable, and how some women live their lives up to the verge of old age in endless service to a maternal vampire.
Source: All Take and No Give -
In very old stories, the theory of "maternal impression" may be used to explained it — either seriously, or as a way of bamboozling the putative father.
Source: Chocolate Baby
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Old and Maternal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternal/old
Maternal & Old. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternal/old>.
Old or Maternal. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/maternal/old.
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