mater

[ mey-ter ]

/ ˈmeɪ tər /

noun, plural ma·ters, ma·tres [mey-treez] /ˈmeɪ triz/.

British Informal. mother¹.

the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.

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Origin of mater

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

Words nearby mater

mate, mate's rates, matelassé, matelot, matelote, mater, mater dolorosa, mater turrita, materfamilias, materia alba, materia medica

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Example sentences from the Web for maters

She would give bond to pay all that her apparel, and the other maters she had, would fall short of.
Clarissa, Volume 7|Samuel Richardson
Ye raily must talke ter mi loryer; them maters I leaves 'tirely ter him.'
Among the Pines|James R. Gilmore
Maters are different, and I'm glad you thought of that, Tom.
The Corner of Harley Street|Henry Bashford
These men frequented the house of Joakim, and all that hand any maters of judgment came to them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

The maters got a notion that my lungs are weak, and was saying only the other day that a sea trip would do me good.
King of the Air|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for maters

mater

/ (ˈmeɪtə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mater

C16: from Latin

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