8 Letter Words for Maternal
alterman, maternal, ramental
7 Letter Words for Maternal
alatern, amental, lateran, leatman, martela, ramenta
6 Letter Words for Maternal
alerta, almner, altern, amante, amenta, anteal, antler, antral, armlet, lament, lanate, latera, malate, malter, manlet, mantal, mantel, manter, mantle, mantra, marlet, martel, marten, matral, meatal, mental, metran, namare, namtar, natale, raetam, ramate, rameal, ramean, rament, relata, rental, retama, tamale, tarman, tarnal, teaman, teanal, termal, terman, ternal, tramal, tramel
5 Letter Words for Maternal
alane, alant, alarm, alate, alert, altar, alter, amant, amate, ament, amlet, anear, anlet, antae, antal, antar, antra, antre, arame, areal, arena, arent, armet, artal, artel, atame, atman, atren, enarm, ental, lamer, lamna, laten, later, learn, leman, lemna, malar, malta, manal, manat, manet, manta, marae, maral, marle, mater, matra, meant, menat, menta, metal, metra, namer, natal, neral, ramal, ramen, ramet, ramta, ranal, ratal, ratan, ratel, reaal, realm, reata, reman, renal, retal, retan, talar, talea, taler, talma, tamal, tamer, tarea, telar, teman, tenla, terma, terna, trama, trame
4 Letter Words for Maternal
alae, alan, alar, alem, alen, alma, alme, amal, amar, amel, amen, amla, amra, anal, anam, anat, anet, anre, anta, ante, area, aren, aret, arle, arna, arte, atar, atle, atma, earl, earn, elan, enam, entr, eral, erat, etna, laen, laer, laet, lama, lame, lana, lane, lant, lare, larn, lata, late, leam, lean, lear, leat, lena, lent, maar, maat, mala, male, malt, mana, mane, mant, mara, mare, marl, mart, mata, mate, meal, mean, mear, meat, mela, melt, ment, merl, meta, mrna, naam, nael, nala, nale, name, nare, natl, natr, neal, near, neat, nema, rale, rama, rame, rana, rane, rant, rata, rate, real, ream, rean, rent, taal, taar, tael, taen, tala, tale, tame, tana, tane, tara, tare, tarn, teal, team, tean, tear, tela, tera, term, tern, tram, trna
3 Letter Words for Maternal
aal, aam, aer, ala, ale, aln, alt, ama, ame, amt, ana, ane, ant, ara, are, arm, arn, art, ate, atm, eam, ean, ear, eat, ela, elm, elt, enl, era, ern, ert, eta, laa, lam, lan, lar, lat, lea, lem, ler, let, lnr, ltm, ltr, maa, mae, mal, man, mar, mat, mea, mel, men, mer, met, mna, mtn, naa, nae, nam, nar, nat, nea, net, ram, ran, rat, rea, rel, rem, rle, rna, rte, taa, tal, tam, tan, tar, tea, tel, tem, ten, ter, tln, tlr, tra, trm
Definitions for Maternal
[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 genes.
[4] of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a mother
[5] related through the mother's side of the family his maternal uncle
Words related to Maternal
parental, affectionate, kind, protective, sympathetic
Words nearby Maternal
materially, materials, materials handling, materials science, materiel, maternal, maternal dystocia, maternal placenta, maternalize, maternity, maternity benefit
Origin of Maternal
1475–85; < Medieval Latin māternālis, equivalent to Latin mātern(us ) (māter mother1 + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1
Other words from Maternal
ma·ter·nal·ism , noun
ma·ter·nal·is·tic , adjective
ma·ter·nal·ly , adverb
non·ma·ter·nal , adjective
non·ma·ter·nal·ly , adverb
qua·si-ma·ter·nal , adjective
qua·si-ma·ter·nal·ly , adverb
un·ma·ter·nal , adjective
un·ma·ter·nal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Maternal
C15: from Medieval Latin māternālis, from Latin māternus, from māter mother
Synonyms for Maternal
parental, affectionate, kind, protective, sympathetic
