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Meaning of maternal impression | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An effect supposedly produced on a child in the womb as a result of a powerful mental or physical influence on the mother; thought to explain birth defects etc. before the modern understanding of genetics.

historical

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

maternal orphan maternal uncle maternal wall maternalisation maternalism maternalist

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