Word: maternalisation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
ter
na
li
sa
tion
Definition: The act or process of maternalizing.
Morphemes:
Affix: maternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māter
Language: la
Decoded: mater
Meaning: mother
Affix: -nus
Language: la
Decoded: -nus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derives adjective nouns from verbs.
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns
Affix: -isation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ization. A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something.