maternal
Example Sentences
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Ratner was raised in Miami Beach by his mother and maternal grandparents, Jews who left Cuba after the revolution.
Storyteller Sakae Manning was familiar with Altadena before she and her husband moved there 35 years ago — his family had history in west Altadena and his maternal grandmother had lived there for a while.
From Los Angeles Times
The organisation pointed to its global efforts to combat polio, HIV aids, maternal mortality, and its international treaty on tobacco control.
From BBC
Avoiding treatment for significant pain or fever can carry known risks for both the mother and the baby, especially when maternal fever goes untreated.
From Science Daily
“Writing a lullaby helped to preserve the maternal aura that had to be maintained in ghettoes and camps with large populations of women and children.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
