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enate

[ee-neyt]
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noun
  1. a person related on one's mother's side.Compare agnate, cognate.
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adjective
  1. Also e·nat·ic [ee-nat-ik] /iˈnæt ɪk/. related on one's mother's side.
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Origin of enate

< Latin ēnātus, past participle of ēnāscī to issue forth, be born
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enate

adjective Also: enatic (iːˈnætɪk)
  1. biology growing out or outwards
  2. related on the side of the mother
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noun
  1. a relative on the mother's side
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Word Origin

C17: from Latin ēnātus, from ēnāscī to be born from, from nāscī to be born
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