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#18 MATER, PATER
mother, father
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alma mater | school or college where you graduated |
| maternity | state of being pregnant or a mother |
| matriculate | to enroll in a college or university |
| matrimony | marriage or state of being married |
| matron | a wife or widow, manager in an institution such as a head nurse |
| paternity | fatherhood or descendent from the father's side |
| patriarch | male leader of a family or tribe, founder of an organization or movement |
| patrician | person of high birth, nobelman |
| patriot | a person who loves and supports his country |
| patronize | make oneself a regular customer or to treat as inferior |
| patronym | name of one's father |
| patter | arrangement with a relationship |