The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maternally
Maternally \Ma*ter"nal*ly\, adv. In a motherly manner.
Wiktionary
maternally
adv. 1 In a maternal manner. 2 motherly, as a mother
WordNet
maternally
adv. in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally" [syn: motherly]
Usage examples of "maternally".
She placed one hand on my shoulder maternally, the other on the fritterlike puff.