different between maternal vs fraternal

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”), from Latin m?ternus (“maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”) + -?lis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). M?ternus is derived from m?ter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh?t?r (“mother”)) + -rnus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Italian maternale, materno, Portuguese maternal, materno, Spanish maternal, materno.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??t??n?l/
• (General American) enPR: m?-tû(r)'n?l, IPA^(key): /m??t??n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
• Hyphenation: ma?tern?al

Adjective

maternal (comparative more maternal, superlative most maternal)

1. Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.

   Antonyms: fatherly, paternal
2. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

   Antonym: paternal
3. (anatomy, medicine) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.

   Antonyms: fetal, foetal

Alternative forms

• maternall (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Related terms

• maternity

Translations

Noun

maternal (plural maternals) (rare)

1. (dated, informal) A mother.
2. A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

References

Further reading

• mother on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alterman

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /m?.t???nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /m?.t?r?nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ma.te??nal/

Adjective

maternal (masculine and feminine plural maternals)

1. Synonym of matern

Related terms

• paternal

Further reading

• “maternal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Indonesian

Etymology

From English maternal, from Late Middle English maternal, maternall, from Middle French maternel (“maternal”) (modern French maternel (“maternal; native”)), or from its etymon Late Latin m?tern?lis (“maternal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat?r?nal]
• Hyphenation: ma?têr?nal

Adjective

maternal

1. maternal.

Further reading

• “maternal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal

Adjective

maternal m or f (plural maternais, comparable)

1. maternal (of or relating to mothers)

   Synonym: materno

Noun

maternal m (plural maternais)

1. a school for young children

Romanian

Etymology

From French maternel

Adjective

maternal m or n (feminine singular maternal?, masculine plural maternali, feminine and neuter plural maternale)

1. maternal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mate??nal/, [ma.t?e??nal]
• Hyphenation: ma?ter?nal

Adjective

maternal (plural maternales)

1. Synonym of materno

Related terms

• paternal

Further reading

• “maternal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f???t?n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l

Adjective

fraternal (comparative more fraternal, superlative most fraternal)

1. Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
3. Platonic or friendly.

   • […] a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil!  You!  Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
4. (genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.

Synonyms

• brotherly

Coordinate terms

• (relating to a brother, with regard to gender): sororal
• (relating to a brother, with regard to heredity): paternal, maternal

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

fraternal (plural fraternals)

1. A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
2. A fraternal twin.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal m or f (plural fraternais, comparable)

1. brotherly (of or characteristic of brothers)

   Synonym: fraterno

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or relating to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal (plural fraternales)

1. fraternal