Maternal in a sentence as an adjective

My maternal grand ma called it "Satan's Game".

First, my maternal grandfather spent a fair amount of his time in a silver mine in the blacksmith shop.

The effect of paternal age on offspring is vastly smaller than that of maternal age.

According to the World Health Organization, 99% of maternal death is in developing countries [0].

Researchers counted every instance of maternal licking and grooming.

The invading placental cells paralyse the vessels so they cannot contract, then pump them full of growth hormones, widening them tenfold to capture more maternal blood.

My two maternal grandparents received the entirety of their schooling in church-operated schools in the German language, one in Nebraska and one in Colorado.

Do you think that it's just some sort of thing that I don't even notice until pop I have a squalling child and then I'm all like wow my brain has turned into maternal mush and I never even expected that!

Countries in latin america and south east Asia have improved drastically through better "socialistic" maternal and child welfare programs while the rest amongst the poorer countries languish.

It's the same principle behind having doctors standing by at a boxing match, except the natural rate of maternal mortality in child birth is far higher than the mortality rate of even the dirtiest fight scenes.

We ask “Why is it noble to force people to forgo higher wages and other benefits for an in-kind contribution to a particular type of maternal care?”The argument against government-mandated benefits has been made elsewhere in great detail.

They thought the stress could be one of a number of things: maternal infection while the baby was still developing, birth complications such as brief interruptions in oxygen flow, infections after the baby is born, and perhaps extreme psychological trauma, like combat.

Maternal definitions

adjective

characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers

adjective

relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

adjective

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"

See also: parental paternal

adjective

related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother"

See also: enate enatic