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What is another word for
maternal
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Having the characteristics or qualities of a mother
Pertaining to the mother
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
Pertaining to or derived from the name or lineage of one's mother
Belonging to or associated with females
Tracing descent only through female lines
Having maternal qualities
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Adjective
▲
Having the characteristics or qualities of a mother
caring
kind
sympathetic
kindly
loving
compassionate
affectionate
tender
motherly
warm
gentle
comforting
nurturing
protective
fond
maternalistic
parental
devoted
mother
benevolent
understanding
fatherly
gracious
charitable
thoughtful
considerate
warmhearted
good-natured
beneficent
paternal
tenderhearted
softhearted
kindhearted
kind-hearted
humane
soft
solicitous
warm-hearted
empathetic
altruistic
goodhearted
helpful
soft-hearted
tender-hearted
large-hearted
merciful
benign
attentive
supportive
benignant
feeling
concerned
good-hearted
big-hearted
great-hearted
genial
empathic
giving
generous
philanthropical
selfless
philanthropic
responsive
neighborly
US
neighbourly
UK
fatherlike
sensitive
friendly
bleeding-heart
amiable
affable
pleasant
amicable
lenient
cordial
congenial
obliging
hospitable
sociable
forbearing
decent
cheerful
brotherly
humanitarian
likable
US
mild
angelic
indulgent
tolerant
likeable
UK
good-humoured
UK
good-humored
US
well meaning
all heart
agreeable
doting
easygoing
mellow
unselfish
lovable
sweet
pitying
respectful
pleasing
unoffensive
nice
patient
greathearted
sweet-tempered
benefic
open-hearted
clement
well intentioned
well-mannered
parent
forgiving
welcoming
parenting
sisterly
munificent
liberal
magnanimous
wholesome
eleemosynary
soft touch
cooperative
polite
chivalrous
calm
good
tactful
propitious
dutiful
lavish
princely
delightful
big
public-spirited
good-tempered
regardful
gallant
heart in right place
accommodating
openhearted
noble
courteous
engaging
deferential
careful
watchful
sheltering
supporting
protecting
caretaking
broody
receptive
knightly
touchy-feely
hearty
soft-centred
comradely
enthusiastic
unstinting
open-handed
bounteous
bountiful
openhanded
freehanded
heartfelt
cheery
sincere
earnest
happy
wholehearted
genuine
paternalistic
inviting
eager
companionable
approachable
palsy
convivial
matey
amorous
deep
chummy
bonhomous
buddy-buddy
patriarchal
matriarchal
affectious
palsy-walsy
consoling
commiserative
human
sympathizing
US
encouraging
condoling
commiserating
piteous
ruthful
bighearted
sympathising
UK
having heart in right place
sparing
open-minded
well disposed
well-disposed
bleeding heart
do-good
loving and giving
old softie
well-intentioned
peaceful
peaceable
placid
pacific
meek
humble
unassuming
quiet
harmless
moderate
modest
civil
bland
demure
lamblike
temperate
dovelike
cool
reverent
shy
retiring
moral
mild-mannered
laid back
non-confrontational
dove-like
soft-spoken
easy
easy-going
complaisant
urbane
tranquil
docile
conciliatory
soothing
serene
mannerly
light
nonviolent
civilized
US
amenable
pacifist
pacifistic
courtly
tame
compliant
gentlemanly
civilised
UK
still
cultivated
charming
polished
genteel
refined
peace-loving
sentimental
passive
balmy
restful
inoffensive
outgoing
personable
irenic
submissive
nonbelligerent
cultured
open
permissive
well mannered
unobjectionable
pacificatory
jovial
well-bred
decorous
diplomatic
innocent
innocuous
adoring
lax
unreserved
condoning
complacent
non-violent
subdued
gregarious
pardoning
favorable
US
non-aggressive
non-combative
harmonious
favourable
UK
obsequious
relaxed
suave
mollycoddling
well bred
pampering
sophisticated
unobtrusive
natural
dignified
proper
even-tempered
lovely
casual
nonabrasive
formal
safe
debonair
well behaved
pacifical
delicate
neutral
acquiescent
nonaggressive
yielding
unoffending
spoiling
dovish
smooth
unflappable
equable
reverential
undisturbed
excusing
unexceptionable
down-to-earth
honourable
UK
accessible
humoring
US
longanimous
long-suffering
biddable
ladylike
tractable
honorable
US
manageable
humouring
UK
accepting
elegant
conflict-free
naive
non-belligerent
sensible
anti-war
happy-go-lucky
assuaging
well-behaved
emollient
servile
compromising
stoical
emotional
anodyne
innoxious
hurtless
chirpy
allowing
dear
amatory
weak
resigned
carefree
chilled
permitting
unwarlike
willing
uncomplaining
undemanding
nonirritating
demonstrative
subservient
stoic
familiar
close
clubbable
social
goody-goody
unaffected
perky
spineless
untroubled
informal
mushy
pliant
uninhibited
unambitious
stilly
distinguished
unpresumptuous
flexible
prepossessing
winsome
unruffled
lowly
self-effacing
nonchalant
sweet-natured
conversable
nonprovocative
restrained
gentlemanlike
uncontroversial
guiltless
respectable
becoming
soft-shell
being big
seemly
classy
lown
correct
going easy on
halcyon
aristocratic
discreet
self-possessed
free and easy
graceful
well spoken
free from strife
self-controlled
self-restrained
well brought up
well-spoken
self-sacrificing
company-loving
lovesome
unaggressive
unconstrained
nonpolemic
irenical
nonpolemical
moralistic
angelical
unsparing
easy to get along with
overindulgent
wonderful
unconfrontational
righteous
ungrudging
upright
fair
unpretentious
refreshing
forbearant
ardent
appealing
mollifying
couthy
unargumentative
noncombative
noncontentious
healthful
bright
taking
captivating
winning
enchanting
inobnoxious
collegial
nonirritant
calmative
clear
easy-oasy
assuasive
favoring
US
letting
favouring
UK
swell
ingratiating
expansive
clubby
cosseting
as nice as pie
simpatico
reasonable
unblamable
beneficial
passionate
pally
lovey-dovey
banal
soft-shelled
live with
nonmalignant
nonthreatening
fervent
without hostility
diffident
svelte
composed
deceivable
at ease
medium
perceptive
comprehending
appreciative
reassuring
advantageous
communicative
dupable
poised
good-mannered
politic
punctilious
well brought-up
condescending
large
developed
impeccable
de rigueur
befitting
confident
trusting
unsuspicious
deludable
unoppressive
unburdensome
gullible
susceptible
fleeceable
barley-sugar
bound up
close-knit
boneless
non-malignant
unassertive
placatory
hail-fellow
self-assured
well-groomed
auspicious
enduring
imperturbable
unexcitable
hushed
hail-fellow-well-met
expressing adoration
uninjurious
noncontroversial
meaningless
uncontentious
stylish
pastoral
prelapsarian
heavenly
bucolic
persistent
persevering
philosophical
persuadable
ceremonious
at peace
mitigative
lenitive
palliative
placating
neutralist
peacemaking
bloodless
noninvasive
low-grade
wimpy
couth
equanimous
untiring
mild-tempered
inexcitable
pitiful
convincible
nonresistant
adaptable
pliable
profitable
white
living with
going easy with
prim
impassive
philosophic
fortitudinous
assenting
assentive
nothing
healing
obedient
unprotesting
unresisting
cowed
spiritless
dull
disciplined
with the patience of Job
malleable
orderly
unceremonious
salutary
confidential
intimate
easily persuaded
measured
amical
sheepish
timid
resistless
supplicatory
withdrawing
unremarkable
willing to compromise
timorous
sycophantic
hesitant
tentative
apprehensive
fearful
subordinate
clean
nontoxic
open to change
relaxing
mim
self-conscious
ruly
disarmed
softie
painless
inoperative
simple
arcadian
rolling with punches
non-hostile
sanitary
powerless
ordered
paper-tiger
somnolent
strife-free
law-abiding
reputable
free from disturbance
without problems
free from interference
free from interruption
willing to please
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“Espying her son, now released, in the distance, she is unable to contain her
maternal
joy.”
Adjective
▲
Pertaining to the mother
protective
motherly
on the distaff side
caring
warm
fatherly
mindful
solicitous
paternal
gallant
chivalrous
“I miss my
maternal
grandmother dearly, as she was truly the heart and soul of our family.”
Adjective
▲
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
ancestral
family
familial
lineal
hereditary
inherited
antecedent
genealogical
patriarchal
affiliated
ancestorial
congenital
consanguine
consanguineous
inborn
inbred
innate
old
past
paternal
totemic
tribal
born with
in the family
running in the family
patrimonial
traditional
genetic
genetical
inherent
inheritable
heritable
in the genes
in the blood
handed down
transmissible
pedigree
domestic
racial
ethnic
dynastic
successional
ethnical
household
matrimonial
marital
group
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pertaining to or derived from the name or lineage of one's mother
matronymic
metronymic
derived from the name of one's mother
inherited from the mother
mother's side
passed from the mother's side
related to the mother's lineage
Adjective
▲
Belonging to or associated with females
distaff
feminine
female
femalelike
ladylike
muliebral
womanish
womanly
girlish
womanlike
feminal
woman
effeminate
she-
muliebrous
to do with women
lady
girly
girlie
matronly
maidenly
motherly
Adjective
▲
Tracing descent only through female lines
matrilineal
female-line
mother's side
on one's mother's side
through the maternal line
Adjective
▲
Having maternal qualities
motherish
motherlike
motherly
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