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Definition of "maternalistic" []

  • Showing maternal instincts; behaving as a mother should; motherly. (adjective)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Use "maternalistic" in a sentence
  • "Just ask your paternalistic (or is it 'maternalistic'?) government for what you want and they'll play Robin Hood in order to get it for you."
  • "Does the full spectrum of "maternalistic" values actually correspond to progressive values any more or less than the full spectrum of "paternalistic" values?"
  • "You have a much more paternalistic (maternalistic?) perspective than I do."
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