Meanings
comparative more materterine · superlative most materterine
- humorousrareSynonym of materteral (“of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt”)
Synonyms: auntish, auntlike, auntyish, materteral
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of materteral (“of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt”)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr“mother”
- Englishmaterterine
From Latin mātertera (“maternal aunt”) + English -ine (suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Mātertera is derived from māter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”)) + ‑tera (feminine form of ‑ter (suffix forming nouns).
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materterine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materterine
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