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mater.

Mother.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪtɚ/US
  1. Mother.

    formal · humorous
  2. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈmeɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmeɪtɚ/US
  1. Someone or something that mates.

Where this word comes from

From mate + -er.

noun/ˈmeɪtɚ/US
  1. Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

See 'mater.

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