maternally
In motherly fashion
Maternally means in a motherly manner or through the mother's side of the family.
Someone who acts maternally shows the nurturing, protective qualities associated with mothers: She spoke maternally to the frightened child.
Maternally inherited traits pass through the mother's genetic line: The condition is maternally transmitted.
With gentle care
compassionate · empathetic · devoted · attentive · comforting · soothing · doting · protective
Carrying offspring in womb
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- birthComing into the world
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
breastfeeding · womb · placenta · offspring · reproduction · bonding · hormonal · oxytocin
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- genesUnits of heredity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
genetic · chromosomes · cytoplasmic · bloodline · transmitted · descendants · genealogy · inheritable
Carefully attentive, observant
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
safeguarding · defensive · custodial · hovering · overprotective · ensuring · securing · preserving
tenderly
With gentle care
gentle · compassionate · empathetic · devoted · attentive · comforting · soothing · doting · protective · supportive
gestation
Carrying offspring in womb
fertility · breastfeeding · womb · placenta · offspring · reproduction · bonding · hormonal · oxytocin · postpartum
mitochondria
Cell's energy-producing organelles
heredity · genetic · chromosomes · cytoplasmic · bloodline · transmitted · descendants · genealogy · inheritable · legacy
watchful
Carefully attentive, observant
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- shieldingProtecting from harm
vigilant · safeguarding · defensive · custodial · hovering · overprotective · ensuring · securing · preserving · anticipating
maternallyneglectfully
With disregard for duty
abusively · cruelly · uncaringly · harmfully · coldly
maternallycoldly
Without emotional warmth
indifferently · harshly · distantly · uncaringly · callously
- maternal instinctInborn drive to nurture
- maternal loveA mother's deep bond
- maternal side
- maternal bondingMother-infant emotional connection
- maternal grandfatherParent of one's mother
- maternal bondMother's emotional connection to offspring