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mater

noun
/ˈmeɪtə/UK/ˈmeɪtɚ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from matere
  2. borrowed from māter — “mother”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • “The mater will be delighted to see you again—after all those years,” he added.

  2. A meninx

    A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

  3. Someone or something that mates.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mater. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA