mater
- (British, archaic, humorous, slang) Mother.
- A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
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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.
Related words
matka
madre rodzicielka
anne
mare
Mama
أُمّ الوالدة
μάνα μητέρα μητήρ
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