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maternally

maternally adverb: in a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.

Adverb

maternally (comparative more maternally, superlative most maternally)

  1. In a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
    Synonyms:
    motherwise

Synonyms of maternally

Forms of maternally

comparativemore maternally
superlativemost maternally

Origin of maternally

From maternal + -ly.

Words formed from maternally

Questions about maternally

What does maternally mean?
Maternally means in a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
What part of speech is maternally?
Maternally is an adverb.

Words near maternally in the dictionary

  1. maternalize
  2. maternalized
  3. maternalizes
  4. maternalizing
  5. maternall
  6. maternally
  7. maternalness
  8. maternals
  9. maternities
  10. maternity
  11. maternity bra

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