Added 9 October 2026
mater
/ˈmeɪtə/ noun
Latin root: māter Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mater at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.
Origin
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.
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