Definitions
Old-fashioned or humorous word for mother.
Word origin
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Strangled by the wishes of pater / Hoping for the arms of mater / Get to me the sooner or later”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Mother, Latin”5 letters
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