Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 10 compound words that contain mater. The most common are listed below. Open mater in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- alma materA school, college, or university which a person has graduated from or attended.
- dura materThe tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
- arachnoid materThe middle layer of the meninges; a membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord below the dura mater and above the subarachnoid space and the pia mater.
- pia materThe innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
- mater lectionisA consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.
- mater dolorosaThe Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother.
- stabat materA hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
- mater sammichPronunciation spelling of tomato sandwich.
- mater dolorosasplural of mater dolorosa: The Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother.
- mater sammichesplural of mater sammich: Pronunciation spelling of tomato sandwich.
Compound words 10
- matrilineA line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are mothers.
- materialOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- maternalOf or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- maternallyIn a maternal manner; motherly, as a mother.
- materfamiliasThe female head of a household.
- termaterPronunciation spelling of tomato.
- animaterAlternative form of animator: One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
- decimaterAlternative form of decimator: One who decimates
- maternallObsolete spelling of maternal: Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- materiousObsolete form of material: Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.