materteral UK /məˈtɜːtəɹl̩/US /məˈtɜɹtəɹ(ə)l/ adjective1 •(humorous, rare) Of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt.You can picture the stately materteral form— / A full-blown Atè, big with doom! — 1867 formsmore materteral · most materteral