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maternal

[muh-tur-nl] / məˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
motherly
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She’s done extensive research showing that food insecurity is strongly associated with major maternal depressive symptoms; she points to research focused on the association between food insecurity and suicidal ideation and attempts in teenagers.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Fanning: She was too busy running the country, and she was kind of grossed out by her child, and was not very maternal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Smaller but real tailwinds could accrue to insurers with maternal and pediatric products, hospital operators with obstetrics and fertility exposure, preschool and education providers, and travel companies if family-friendly tourism gets sustained policy support.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The Pitt covers everything from a measles outbreak, a shooting at a festival, the opioid crisis, medical abortion, black maternal care, homelessness and more besides.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Fard Muhammad, my maternal grandfather, returned to the nowhere from which he’d come.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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