ENATE

enate, enatic, maternal

(adjective) related on the mother’s side; “my maternal grandmother”

enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib

(noun) one related on the mother’s side

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

enate (plural enates)

A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.

Any maternal female relative.

Antonyms

• agnate

Adjective

enate (comparative more enate, superlative most enate)

Related to someone by female connections.

Related on the maternal side of the family.

(linguistics) Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different).

Growing out.

Synonyms

• enatic

Coordinate terms

• agnate (also linguistics)

Anagrams

• atene, eaten

Source: Wiktionary


E*nate", a. Etym: [L. enatus, p. p. of enasci. See Enascent.]

Definition: Growing out.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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