maternally

🇺🇸 /məˈtɜːrnəli/ 🇬🇧 /məˈtɜːnəli/
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adverb
R

in a motherly way

She looked at the baby maternally, with a warm smile.

R

from the mother's side

He inherited his artistic talent maternally.

translation

adv. in a motherly way; from the mother's side