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mater¹
- /ˈmeɪtə/ UK
- /ˈmeɪtɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.
noun maters · matres
- Mother. Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.
- A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
mater²
- /ˈmeɪtə/ UK
- /ˈmeɪtɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From mate + -er.
noun maters
- Someone or something that mates.
mater³
- /ˈmeɪtɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
See 'mater.
noun maters
- Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”). "A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lillian but for which she received no thanks.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mammy, momma, mommy, mum, mama, mom, mummy, mamma, ma, maternity, mother, bi, master, chump, peek, watch
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title = {mater},
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