maternal
adjective
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother.
maternalistic
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a word derived from
maternal.
Example Sentences
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In the second story, a teenager named Shay explores a lonely spaceship whose maternalistic computer insistently infantilizes him.
From Slate ● May 1, 2015
