Hyphenation of maternal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word maternal ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ma-ter-nal

Definitions of maternal :

1.
Characteristic of a mother
Warm maternal affection for her guest- Dorothy Sayers
2.
Relating to or derived from one's mother
Maternal genes
3.
Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
Parental guidance
4.
Related on the mother's side
My maternal grandmother

Synonyms of maternal :

adj maternal, maternalistic, motherly, motherlike, matriarchal
adj parent
adj parental, paternal
adj enate, enatic, related

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