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: Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.
Parent
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To act as parent, to raise or rear.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child. (adoptive parent, foster parent)An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.The source or origin of something.A group from which another group is formed, or which completely controls a subordinate group. (parent company)The object from which a child or derived object is descended.
Example sentence: At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.