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maternal meaning in French

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maternal (of or pertaining to a mother)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

maternel◼◼◼adjectifEnglish is not my maternal language and I realize that I still have a lot to learn. = L'anglais n'est pas ma langue maternelle et je me rends compte que j'ai encore beaucoup à apprendre.

maternal (related through the mother, or her side of the family)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

maternel◼◼◼adjectifEnglish is not my maternal language and I realize that I still have a lot to learn. = L'anglais n'est pas ma langue maternelle et je me rends compte que j'ai encore beaucoup à apprendre.

maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt]

tante◼◼◼nom
{f}; [informal] tatie {f}

maternal custody (arrangement in which the mother has the custody of a child)
noun

garde maternelle◼◼◼nom {f}

maternal death (death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process)
noun

mort de grossessenom {f}

mort obstétriquenom {f}

maternal grandfather (one's mother's father)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

grand-père maternel◼◼◼nom {m}

maternal grandmother [maternal grandmothers] (The mother of one's mother)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩]

grande-mère maternellenom {f}

maternal uncle (brother of one's mother)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]

oncle maternel◼◼◼nom {m}

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