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- Word comparison: maternal vs. fraternal
maternal vs. fraternal
adjective
of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother.
maternal instincts.
related through a mother.
his maternal aunt.
derived from a mother.
maternal genes.
adjective
of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit.
a fraternal order; a fraternal association.