Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MA-TERN'AL
MA-TERN'AL, a. [L. maternus, from mater, mother.]
Motherly; pertaining to a mother; becoming a mother; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
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MA-TERN'AL, a. [L. maternus, from mater, mother.]
Motherly; pertaining to a mother; becoming a mother; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
Return to page 41 of the letter “M”.