Definition of Mater

1. Noun. An informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.

Generic synonyms: Female Parent, Mother

Definition of Mater

1. n. See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.

Definition of Mater

1. Noun. (British slang now chiefly archaic or humorous) Mother. ¹

2. Noun. (biology) Someone or something that mates. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mater

1. mother [n MATERS or MATRES]

Medical Definition of Mater

1. The "sheltering" coverings of the central nervous system. Origin: L. Mother (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mater

matchy
matchy-matchy
mated
matehood
mateless
matelot
matelote
matelotes
matelots
mateology
mateotechny
mater (current term)
mater lectionis
materfamilias
materfamiliases
materia
materia alba
materia medica
material
material body
material breach
material breaches
material conditional
material fact
material implication
material logic

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