maternal
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Their attention centered on specialized cells called spongiotrophoblasts, which occupy a region of the mouse placenta where maternal and fetal cells interact.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Clancy's original trial, which featured more than 80 witnesses and days of distressing testimony, sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Nithya Varsha Raman was born in 1981 in Kerala, India, to a family without much money, she said, with her maternal grandparents providing most of her early care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Other Mommy” comes closest to outright blaming its central maternal figure for all the bad things that happen in her home.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
I suspect that the distinction between a maternal and a paternal instinct is scarcely worth making; the parental instinct, the wish to protect, to further, is not a sex-linked characteristic….
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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