matrist
/ˈmeɪtrɪst/ /ˈmatrɪst/Sociology
noun
A person whose behaviour or attitude is modelled on or dominated by his or her mother.
adjective
Exhibiting a mother's influence; characterized by maternal (as opposed to paternal) domination.
Origin
1940s. From classical Latin mātr-, māter mother + -ist. Apparently formed in parallel with, and in contrast to, patrist.
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