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maternal custody

maternal custody noun: an arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights.

Noun

maternal custody (uncountable)

  1. An arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights.

Questions about maternal custody

What does maternal custody mean?
Maternal custody means an arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights.
What part of speech is maternal custody?
Maternal custody is a noun.

Words near maternal custody in the dictionary

  1. maternal
  2. maternal aunt
  3. maternal aunts
  4. maternal cousin
  5. maternal cousins
  6. maternal custody
  7. maternal death
  8. maternal deaths
  9. maternal effect
  10. maternal effects
  11. maternal grandchild

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