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单词 mater
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ma•ter  (mā′tər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ters, -tres (-trēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Informal Terms, British Terms[Brit. Informal.]mother1.
  2. Informal Terms, British Termsthe backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.
  • Latin māter
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mater /ˈmeɪtə/ n
  1. Brit public school slang often facetious
    a word for mother1
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
-mater-, root. 
    1. -mater- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "mother.'' This meaning is found in such words as: maternal, maternity, matriarch, matricide, matrimony, matrix, matron.
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