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materno.

maternal; motherly (of, pertaining to or associated with mothers)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/maˈtɛʁ.nu/Brazil[maˈtɛɦ.nu]Brazil/maˈtɛɾ.nu/São-Paulo/maˈtɛʁ.nu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. maternal; motherly (of, pertaining to or associated with mothers)

    amor materno
  2. maternal (related through the mother’s side of the family)

    avô materno
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin māternus (“maternal”), from Latin māter (“mother”).

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