† maternadj.
Originally Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
That is a mother; (also) maternal, related on the mother's side.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > [adjective] > on mother's side
matern?a1513
uterine1632
maternal1650
umbilical1888
matrilateral1951
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [adjective] > that is a mother
mothera1400
matern?a1513
maternal1748
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 83 Ȝerne, ws guberne, wirgin matern, Of reuth baith rute and ryne.
1611 Dunblane Test. III. 121 To Margrat Rogie his sister materne.
1857 J. A. Heraud Judgem. of Flood (rev. ed.) iv. 295 And from her kneeling posture up she starts, With one strong wrench of agony matern.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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