maternal
Definitions
Adjective
- Characteristic of a mother; - dorothy sayers
- Relating to or derived from one's mother
- Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "maternal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medical | 3 | 162 |
| 2 | emotional | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | minimal | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | mutual | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | movable | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | medieval | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | miracle | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | imperial | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | magical | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | marital | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | manual | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | impartial | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | mindful | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | amenable | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | musial | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | mcconnell | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | merciful | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | ambrosial | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | amicable | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | emanuel | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | emmanuel | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | immovable | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | mournful | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | imitable | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | immiscible | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | macconnell | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | macdowell | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | malkiel | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | mandrell | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | marable | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | maracle | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | maricle | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | mccarrell | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | mccarroll | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mcconnel | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | mcdowall | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | mcdowell | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | mentzel | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | mericle | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | mikesell | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | milligal | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | mirabal | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | mirabile | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | miscible | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | mistral | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | monical | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | monocle | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | monohull | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | morrical | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | muetzel | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | murial | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | muriel | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | mythical | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "maternal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | material | 4 | 174 |
| 2 | materials | 4 | 97 |
| 3 | eternal | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | materially | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | immaterial | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | mater | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | lateral | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | materials' | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | materna | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | paternal | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | matern | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | matera | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fraternal | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | mattern | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mattera | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | mathern | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | mathena | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | manternach | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | merna | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | matra | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "maternal" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "maternal" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "maternal" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "maternal".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 53
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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