Enatic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: enate (related through female line).
Maternal
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly.Related through the mother, or her side of the family.Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
Example sentence: I think a beautiful quality that's a biological, hormonal imperative for women, whether they have children or not, is that we're built to be empathic. For me, it was finally being maternal in an appropriate way instead of trying to mommy ex-boyfriends.