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单词 maternal
释义
maternal
adjective
uk
/məˈtɜː.nəl/us
/məˈtɝː.nəl/
behavingorfeelingin the way that amotherdoes towards herchild,especiallyin akind,lovingway:
母亲的；母亲般的
maternalinstincts母亲的天性
She is very maternaltowardsheremployees.她对员工十分慈和。
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paternal
relatedto a mother'ssideof thefamily:
母系的；母亲一方的
Her maternalgrandmother(= mother'smother)is stillalive.她的外婆依然健在。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Kind & thoughtful
  • accommodating
  • attentive
  • attentively
  • attentiveness
  • avuncular
  • diplomatic
  • diplomatically
  • eunoia
  • fatherly
  • good-hearted
  • nice
  • nicely
  • not have a bad/dishonest/racist, etc. bone in your bodyidiom
  • obliging
  • obligingly
  • unmalicious
  • unmaliciously
  • warm-hearted
  • well intentioned
  • well meaning
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Family: relations in general
Genetics

Related word

maternally
(Definition ofmaternalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maternal| American Dictionary

maternal
adjective
us
/məˈtɜr·nəl/
behavingorfeelingas amotherdoes toward herchild:
maternalinstincts
Maternal alsomeansrelatedby way of themother:
Alice’s maternalgrandmother(= her mother’smother)will be 90 nextmonth.
(Definition ofmaternalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaternal

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1999!, we examinedmaternaland paternal parenting separately and expected stronger relations formaternalsocialization.
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However, it is important to remember thatmaternalcigarette smoking during pregnancy has other consequences in addition to prenatal nicotine exposure.
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Most of the studies examining caregiving have focused onmaternalcaregiving and have used retrospective ratings.
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First, it was notable that we failed to find an association betweenmaternalattachment status and infant attachment security.
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Two observers codedmaternaland child behaviors on a variety of 7-point scales.
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Moreover, these deficits are operative irrespective ofmaternaldepression.
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While the primary independent variable in this study was prenatal stress, all of the subjects were peer reared to avoid differentialmaternaltreatment.
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A total of 33maternaland child behaviors were rated by independent observers on 5- and 9-point scales.
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Here, we examine the potential moderating effects of security of attachment andmaternaldepressive symptoms on child depression.
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Distributions formaternaland paternal anger had modal values of zero, with significant positive skewness and kurtosis for paternal anger.
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Separate direct discriminant function analyses were performed usingmaternalor paternal variables as predictors of membership in the two groups.
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In this study, we examined variations in security of attachment behavior,maternaldepression symptoms, and economic resources.
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A multiple regression analysis revealed that security of attachment,maternaldepressive symptomatology, and economic risk accounted for 47% of the variability in children's depression scores.
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Even today,maternalmortality ranges from 10-2 5 %12'33'34 with seventenths of deaths occurring between the first month of the puerperium.
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Another factor that has consistently been associated withmaternaland child well-being is women's role satisfaction.
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