Maternally

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maternally \Ma*ter"nal*ly\, adv.
     In a motherly manner.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  maternally
       adv : in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students
             almost maternally" [syn: {motherly}]