maty

M3A1T1Y4

noun

A native house servant in India.

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Meanings

maty1

nounmaty (plural maties)

plural maties · alternative matee · alternative matey

  1. archaicA native house servant in India.

    MATY, in the Madras Presidency, a house servant who cleans up

    1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India

maty2

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of matey

Origin

Etymology uncertain.

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APA

maty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maty

MLA

“maty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maty.

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