Word
maternal
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/mə'tɝnl/
adj 母亲的，母系的
记忆： mater(母亲) + nal → 母亲的； 母系的
例句：Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.（安妮非常亲切慈爱。）；She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (= desire to have babies and take care of them ) .（她似乎有很强的母性。）
派生：maternity；maternally；maternalism
短语：maternal and child health；maternal love；maternal mortality
同近：mother；umbilical