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Mater/Pater Vocab...
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alma mater | nurchering mother; a school from which one has graduated. |
| matrimony | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life. |
| maternity | quality or condition of being a mother. |
| patriarch | male head of the family or tribal unit. |
| matricide | murder of a mother by her own son or daughter. |
| patron | one that supports or protects, like one's father. |
| patronym | a family name derived from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor. |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation; like a father. |
| patrician | person of noble birth, as descending from founding fathers. |
| matrix | an enclosure, such as the womb, where something originates or develops. |