- maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
Antonyms: paternal, fatherly, fatherlike, paternalistic
- maternal - relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"
- parental, maternal, paternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
- enate, enatic, maternal - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"
Antonym: unrelated (indirect, via related)
- parental, maternal, paternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"