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maternal meaning in Portuguese

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

maternaladjective

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

maternoadjective

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

tianoun
{f}

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

mortalidade maternanoun
{f}

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

avô maternalnoun

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]

avó maternanoun
{f}

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

tionoun

tio maternonoun

allomaternal (relating to an allomother)
adjective

alomaternoadjective

antimaternal (having characteristics opposite those associated with maternity)
adjective

antimaternaladjective

antimaternoadjective