mater

[ mey-ter ]
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noun,plural ma·ters, ma·tres [mey-treez]. /ˈmeɪ triz/.
  1. British Informal. mother1.

  2. the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.

Origin of mater

1
First recorded in 1585–95, mater is from the Latin word māter

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mater

/ (ˈmeɪtə) /


noun
  1. British public school slang, often facetious a word for mother 1

Origin of mater

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C16: from Latin

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