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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   maternal
       adj 1: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for
              her guest"- Dorothy Sayers [ant: paternal]
       2: relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
       3: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
          "parental guidance" [syn: parental, maternal, paternal]
          [ant: filial]
       4: related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" [syn:
          enate, enatic, maternal(p)]