maternal

maternal

m a t e ɾ ˈn a l
matern mother + al relating to; pertaining to
adjective Rare #46,586
maternal
SP: Tiene un fuerte instinto maternal.
EN: She has a strong maternal instinct.

No me han dicho casi nada, que debo parecer maternal, y comer mucha pasta.

They haven't told me much, except that I should seem maternal and eat a lot of pasta.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

La Virgen es tan maternal.

The Virgin Mary is so motherly.

— El conformista (1971)

Pero no pudo entender su amor maternal.

But she couldn't understand her maternal love.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

En una escuela maternal.

At a nursery school.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)