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maternalization

maternalization noun: the act or process of maternalizing.

Noun

maternalization (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of maternalizing.

Origin of maternalization

From maternal + -ization.

Questions about maternalization

What does maternalization mean?
Maternalization means the act or process of maternalizing.
What part of speech is maternalization?
Maternalization is a noun.

Words near maternalization in the dictionary

  1. maternalist
  2. maternalistic
  3. maternalistically
  4. maternalists
  5. maternality
  6. maternalization
  7. maternalize
  8. maternalized
  9. maternalizes
  10. maternalizing
  11. maternall

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