1. | 母亲的;母亲般慈爱的having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards a child |
maternal love 母爱 | |
I'm not very maternal. 我不太像个母亲。 | |
She didn't have any maternal instincts. 她没有一点做母亲的天性。 |
2. | 母亲的;作为母亲的connected with being a mother |
Maternal age affects the baby's survival rate. 母亲的年龄影响婴儿的成活率。 |
3. | [obn] 母系的;母亲方面的related through the mother's side of the family |
my maternal grandfather(= my mother's father) 我的外祖父 |