materfamilias

[ mey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uhs ]

/ ˌmeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR materfamilias ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the mother of a family.

Origin of materfamilias

1750–60; <Latin; cf. paterfamilias

Words nearby materfamilias

matelassé, matelot, matelote, mater, mater dolorosa, materfamilias, materia alba, material, material cause, material culture, material implication

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for materfamilias

In the first case, the wife became a materfamilias while in the second she was simply an uxor.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman
The door opened at last, and Paterfamilias entered with Materfamilias (whose headache was better), and followed by the candles.
In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II|Various
"The first time we ever travelled second-class in our lives," murmured Materfamilias.
Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885|Various
There is nothing to tell the materfamilias; and yet, at her first attempt, she fills the honey-pot to the requisite depth.
The Mason-bees|J. Henri Fabre

And I, being vain (turn some people out of a room and you don't humble them properly), retort with—'materfamilias!'
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II|Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British Dictionary definitions for materfamilias

materfamilias

/ (ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs) /

noun plural matresfamilias (ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs)

the mother of a family or the female head of a family

Word Origin for materfamilias

C18: from Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	materfamilias
释义	materfamilias [ mey-ter-fuh-mil-ee-uhs ] / ˌmeɪ tər fəˈmɪl i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR materfamilias ON THESAURUS.COM noun the mother of a family. Origin of materfamilias 1750–60; <Latin; cf. paterfamilias Words nearby materfamilias matelassé, matelot, matelote, mater, mater dolorosa, materfamilias, materia alba, material, material cause, material culture, material implication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for materfamilias In the first case, the wife became a materfamilias while in the second she was simply an uxor. The Historical Child\|Oscar Chrisman The door opened at last, and Paterfamilias entered with Materfamilias (whose headache was better), and followed by the candles. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II\|Various "The first time we ever travelled second-class in our lives," murmured Materfamilias. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885\|Various There is nothing to tell the materfamilias; and yet, at her first attempt, she fills the honey-pot to the requisite depth. The Mason-bees\|J. Henri Fabre And I, being vain (turn some people out of a room and you don't humble them properly), retort with—'materfamilias!' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II\|Elizabeth Barrett Browning British Dictionary definitions for materfamilias materfamilias / (ˌmeɪtəfəˈmɪlɪˌæs) / noun plural matresfamilias (ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs) the mother of a family or the female head of a family Word Origin for materfamilias C18: from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to materfamilias ancestor, antecedent, author, forerunner, founder, matriarch, originator, parent, patriarch, precursor, progenitor, relative, sire, ascendant, begetter, paterfamilias, primogenitor, procreator
随便看	pollyfish polo polo coat polokwane polo, marco polonaise polonium polonius polonize polonnaruwa polony polo pony polos polo shirt pol pot polska poltava poltergeist poltroon poly polyacid polyacrylamide polyacrylamide gel polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis polyacrylic acid

materfamilias

noun

Origin of materfamilias

Words nearby materfamilias

Example sentences from the Web for materfamilias

British Dictionary definitions for materfamilias

noun plural matresfamilias (ˌmeɪtreɪzfəˈmɪlɪˌæs)

Word Origin for materfamilias

Words related to materfamilias