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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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