mater

(Engels)

  1. (British, archaic, humorous, slang) Mother.
  2. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmeɪtə/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.

Related words

matka

rodzicielka

أُمّ

الوالدة

μάνα

μητέρα

μητήρ

doche

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