mater / matr
mother
Latin · mater, matris
Latin mater means mother. Words with mater and matr are about mothers: maternal means motherly, maternity is motherhood, a matriarch is a mother-ruler, matrimony is marriage, and a matrix is a mother-like place of growth.
Memory trick
Mater: a mother makes a master of every child.
Words from this root
- maternal (mater + nal) — of a motherमाँ से संबंधित, मातृ
- maternity (mater + nity) — motherhoodमातृत्व
- maternally (mater + nal + ly) — in a motherly wayमाँ की तरह
- matron (matr + on) — an older woman in charge of a wardवार्ड की देखभाल करने वाली महिला
- matrimony (matri + mony) — marriage, a mother's stateविवाह
- matriarch (matri + arch) — a woman who leads a familyपरिवार की मुखिया महिला
- matriarchal (matri + arch + al) — ruled by womenमातृसत्तात्मक
- matricide (matri + cide) — the killing of one's motherमाँ की हत्या
- matrix (matr + ix) — a mould or place of growthआव्यूह, साँचा
- material (mater + ial) — matter, the mother-stuffसामग्री, पदार्थ
- materialize (mater + ial + ize) — to take shapeसाकार होना
- immaterial (im + mater + ial) — of no importance, without matterमहत्वहीन, अभौतिक
- alma mater (alma + mater) — one's old school, nourishing motherमातृ संस्था