mater

Meaning

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

Translations

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmeɪtə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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