Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)

An arrangement whereby only the mother has physical and legal custody of a child while the father has visitation rights.

plural of maternal death

(medicine) Having to do with a fetus and its mother.

plural of maternal aunt

A child of one's mother's sibling / A more distant relative of one's mother who is not a direct ancestor

A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

plural of maternal uncle

plural of maternity leave