motherline

noun
/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn/

Etymology

From mother + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as motherline — “mother + line

Definitions

  1. Synonym of matriline.

    • Daughters develop and nurture their female subjectivity and creativity by identifying with their mothers and relating with their motherline
    • Contrary to them, a group of Amazonian women, the Riding Women, descend from escapees from the Holdfast and define themselves by their motherlines.
    • The motherline is also our unifier.

The neighborhood

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