maternal
adjective
Examples of maternal in a Sentence
Jennifer Young, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Keough portrays the family’s maternal figure, and Christophe Zajac-Denek plays the youngest sasquatch.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The brief pointed to plummeting OB-GYN numbers and growing maternal health care deserts as hospitals across the state shutter or curtail their operations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
For me, the okra and tomato-rich broth recalls my maternal Mississippi roots, while the matzoh balls take someone else back to childhood experiences making them alongside their Bubbe.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
These include maternal and child health, diabetic and cardiometabolic disease, and health equity and access.
—Lydia Fletcher, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
Joseph agreed his study’s method likely does underestimate maternal death rates.
—Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
To liberate all 430 generations of one’s family—paternal and maternal—requires $12,420 in Norway or the U.S., but just $2,280 in Sudan.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
In her visit last week at John Chavis Memorial Park in Raleigh, Harris decried the country’s high maternal mortality rate, praising the Biden administration’s efforts to expand Medicaid to cover more postpartum care, The N&O reported.
—Tyler Dukes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Maternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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maternal
adjective
Middle English maternal "maternal, of or like a mother," from early French maternel (same meaning), from Latin maternus "maternal," from mater "mother" — related to alma mater
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maternal
adjective
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