mater

[mey-ter]

noun

plural

maters, matres 

1. British Informal.,  mother.

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

mater

/ ˈmeɪtə /

noun

1. slang:public_school,  a word for mother 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of mater¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mater¹

C16: from Latin

Example Sentences

Even so, on this particular autumn morning, Penelope found herself feeling rather homesick for her alma mater.

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Nowadays, of course, “alma mater” is what people call the place where they went to school and, one hopes, were fed countless yummy bites of knowledge from a vast and scrumptious buffet of education.

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I will be sure to seek out graduates of your alma mater should the palace ever require additional staff to care for the princes and princesses.

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During the burglary, the South American theft gang made off with dozens of items of jewelry, including a class ring from his alma mater, Duke University.

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And second, he worried that the widening revenue gap between the Big Ten, the SEC and everyone else would soon leave his beloved alma mater in the dust.

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