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matrilocal.

Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/US/ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/US
  1. Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.

    not-comparable
  2. In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māterder. English matri- English local English matrilocal From matri- + local.

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