unmaternal
- a word derived from maternal.
Example Sentences
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She is often portrayed as unmaternal but this seems inaccurate.
From Newsweek • Feb. 13, 2015
It would seem ungrateful and tactless, unmaternal and frankly unnatural to hint at feeling anything more nuanced.
From The Guardian • Jun. 29, 2013
And there is strong support from Llewella Gideon as a midwife stoically inured to serial abuse and from Louise Brealey as a deeply unmaternal obstetrician who has similarly acquired patience in dealing with insufferable patients.
From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2012
She's also unapologetically unmaternal, a cardinal sin in an era in which every woman in power, including Hillary Clinton, lists mother or grandmother as their "most important job."
From Time • Nov. 29, 2
"Yes, she's somewhere round," returned Nan, with most unmaternal carelessness.
From Little Men by Alcott, Louisa May
