materteraladj.

Brit.

/məˈtəːtərl̩/, U.S.

/məˈtərdər(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mātertera , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin mātertera maternal aunt ( < māter mother n.¹ + -tera, feminine of -ter, suffix forming nouns) + -al suffix¹.

humorous. rare.

Characteristic or typical of an aunt. Cf. avuncular adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [adjective]

materteral1823

auntly1839

materterine1874

1823 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 102 447 With maternal and materteral anxiety.

1867 J. N. Taylor Spindrift 6 You can picture the stately materteral form—A full-blown Atè, big with doom!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	materteral
释义	materteraladj. Brit. /məˈtəːtərl̩/, U.S. /məˈtərdər(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mātertera , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin mātertera maternal aunt ( < māter mother n.¹ + -tera, feminine of -ter, suffix forming nouns) + -al suffix¹. humorous. rare. Characteristic or typical of an aunt. Cf. avuncular adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > aunt > [adjective] materteral1823 auntly1839 materterine1874 1823 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 102 447 With maternal and materteral anxiety. 1867 J. N. Taylor Spindrift 6 You can picture the stately materteral form—A full-blown Atè, big with doom! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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