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mater, pater
mater, pater = mother, father
Question | Answer |
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a name taken from one's father | patronym |
male head of a family | patriarch |
marrying a woman to make her a mother | matrimony |
murder of a mother by her child | matricide |
a supporter, like one's father | patron |
fostering mother, school | alma mater |
motherhood | maternity |
a model worthy of copying, like a father | pattern |
person of high birth, as descending from founding fathers | patrician |
the place where mothering occurs; womb | matrix |