maternal aunt
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Aunt Xue — (Chinese: 薛姨媽; Pinyin: Xuē Yímā) is a primary character in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is the younger sister of Lady Wang and therefore Baoyu s maternal aunt. Aunt Xue has two children, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai. She is also the widow of Xue Wen… … Wikipedia
Aunt Harriet Cooper — Harriet Cooper, best known simply as Aunt Harriet from the Batman television series, is a fictional character that first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #328 (June 1964). [ [http://www.dcindexes.com/database/story… … Wikipedia
maternal — maternalism, n. maternalistic, adj. maternally, adv. /meuh terr nl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts. 2. related through a mother: his maternal aunt. 3. derived from a mother: maternal … Universalium
maternal — Relating to or derived from the mother. [L. maternus, fr. mater, mother] * * * ma·ter·nal mə tərn əl adj 1) of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother <maternal instinct> 2 a) related through a mother <his maternal… … Medical dictionary
maternal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French maternel, from Medieval Latin maternalis, from Latin maternus, from mater mother more at mother Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, belonging to, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
maternal uncle — noun The brother or brother in law of one’s mother. See Also: maternal aunt, paternal uncle … Wiktionary
maternal — ma•ter•nal [[t]məˈtɜr nl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother 2) cvb related through a mother: his maternal aunt[/ex] 3) cvb derived or inherited from a mother • Etymology: 1475–85; < ML māternālis= L… … From formal English to slang
maternal — /məˈtɜnəl / (say muh ternuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to, befitting, having the qualities of, or being a mother. 2. derived from a mother. 3. related through a mother: his maternal aunt. {late Middle English, from Latin māternus of a mother + …
maternal — adjective 1 typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels: I m not maternal enough to have kids. | She kept a maternal eye on them all. | maternal instincts (=the desire to have babies and take care of them) 2 (only before noun) of a mother… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
maternal — ma|ter|nal [məˈtə:nl US ə:r ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: maternel, from Latin maternus, from mater mother ] 1.) typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels →↑paternal ▪ Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal. ▪ She seems to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
