Maternal
Maternal adjective - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a mother.
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Synonyms for Maternal
Past and maternal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Past" instead an adjective "Maternal".
Nearby Words: maternity, maternally
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
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Also, the "Spatula Incident," a past fight between Carter and Sadie's father and their maternal grandparents.
Source: Literature / The Kane Chronicles -
And even before that, Death appeared to explain to the readers that a time paradox was about to happen, due to Integra's maternal grandfather being killed in the past.
Source: Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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