No. 13,099 in Russian
материнский
Maternal.
In a sentence
Её материнский инстинкт помог ей заботиться о ребёнке.
Her maternal instinct helped her care for the child.
In this sentence, 'материнский' is used to denote relation to a mother, specifically her instinct and natural care.
Материнский капитал предоставляется семьям для поддержки детей.
Maternal capital is provided to families to support children.
Here, 'материнский' pertains to policies or benefits associated with motherhood, emphasizing the social support by the state.
Материнский компьютер в сети контролирует все остальные устройства.
The mother computer in the network controls all other devices.
In this instance, 'материнский' is metaphorically used to describe a central or primary role, akin to a mother in a network system.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “материнский” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “материнский” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).