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Synonyms for Maternal (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (related on the mother's side):
enate, enatic

WordNet sense 2 (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage):
related

WordNet sense 3 (befitting a mother; warm and nurturing):
motherly

WordNet sense 4 (suggestive of or acting like a mother):
motherlike

WordNet sense 5 (relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent):
parental, paternal


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