Etymological root
*méh₂tēr
Proto-Indo-European
Words from this root(4)
mother
A1
/ˈmʌðɚ/
A female parent; a woman who has or raises a child.
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maternal
C1
/məˈtɝnəl/
Like a mother; caring and protective in the way a mother is.
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dematerialization
C2+
/diˌmətɪriəˌləˈzeɪʃən/
the process of losing or seeming to lose material form or substance
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maternity
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/məˈtɜrnɪti/
the state of being a mother; motherhood
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