mater
Latin for mother
Mater is a formal or humorous word for mother, borrowed from Latin.
It appears in British expressions like alma mater (one's school or university) and in jocular upper-class speech: I'm visiting the mater this weekend.
The word also has technical uses in anatomy, where it names membranes covering the brain: dura mater, pia mater.
Intense fond attachment
- caringShowing kind concern
- bondingForming close connections
- embraceHold closely in arms
- warmthHeat you feel
tenderness · devotion · attachment · compassion · kindness · gentleness · fondness · empathy
Higher education institution
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- collegeHigher education institution
- old boyMale former student
public school · Eton · pater · boarding school · term · don · tutorial
One providing daily assistance
- nourishProvide sustenance to
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- fosterEncourage development of
- sustainKeep something going continuously
cultivate · support · encourage · development · growth · tend · rear · nurse
Female parent, informal
mummy · birthgiver · dam · foremother · ancestress · biological · adoptive · stepmother
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forebearsAncestral family members
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
roots · genealogy · bloodline · descent · fatherland · homeland · origin · ancestress
Property received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- bequestGift left by will
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
endowment · succession · birthright · tradition · testament · benefaction · posterity · progeny
love
Intense fond attachment
warmth · tenderness · devotion · attachment · compassion · kindness · gentleness · fondness · empathy · protectiveness
university
Higher education institution
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- collegeHigher education institution
old boy · public school · Eton · pater · boarding school · term · don · tutorial
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- nourishProvide sustenance to
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- fosterEncourage development of
sustain · cultivate · support · encourage · development · growth · tend · rear · nurse · provision
mom
Female parent, informal
mum · mummy · birthgiver · dam · foremother · ancestress · biological · adoptive · stepmother · foster
ancestry
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forebearsAncestral family members
birthplace · roots · genealogy · bloodline · descent · fatherland · homeland · origin · ancestress · familial
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
patrimony · endowment · succession · birthright · tradition · testament · benefaction · posterity · progeny · descendants
- doesn't matterHas no significance
- it doesn't matterOf no importance
- no matterIrrespective of circumstances
- no matter whatIn every possible case
- matter of timeOutcome already determined, pending
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
matter, material, maternal, matrix, matriarch, maternity, matron, matronly, alma mater