different between motherless vs maternal

English

Etymology

From Middle English moderles, from Old English m?dorl?as, from Proto-Germanic *m?d?rlausaz, equivalent to mother +? -less. Cognate with Saterland Frisian muurloos (“motherless”), Dutch moederloos (“motherless”), German mutterlos (“motherless”), Danish moderløs (“motherless”), Swedish moderlös (“motherless”), Icelandic móðurlaus (“motherless”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

motherless (not comparable)

1. Without a (living) mother.
2. Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).
   • 1997, Good Housekeeping, volume 225, page 132:

     Once the bottle is opened, the starter may develop again if the vinegar is in your cupboard for awhile. If its appearance bothers you, strain the vinegar through several layers of cheesecloth into a sterilized bottle. Motherless or not, vinegar has [...]
3. (figuratively) Without a history or predecessor.

Hypernyms

• parentless

Coordinate terms

• fatherless

Derived terms

• motherlessness

Translations

Adverb

motherless (comparative more motherless, superlative most motherless)

1. (South Africa, Australia, slang) very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
   • 2009, Bryce Courtenay, The Story Of Danny Dunn:

     At the wake, held at her old pub, Brenda watched as her sisters, brothers-in-law and several nieces and nephews got motherless drunk, then summoned a taxi to take them all home in two separate trips.

See also

• half orphan
• orphan

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.