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MATERNALISTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does maternalistic mean?
• MATERNALISTIC (adjective)
The adjective MATERNALISTIC has 1 sense:
1. showing maternal instincts
Familiarity information: MATERNALISTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing maternal instincts
Similar:
maternal (characteristic of a mother)
Derivation:
maternalism (motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children)
maternalism (the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother)
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