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In some senses, mater is marked as archaic, slang, British, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.
mater
UK /ˈmeɪtə/ US /ˈmeɪtɚ/
noun 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
delighted, old, old, poor, poor
MATER + NOUN
mit, s, sandwich
PREP.
about
Definitions
noun
1
Mother.
Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.
“The mater will be delighted to see you again—after all those years,” he added.
2
A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
noun
1
Someone or something that mates.
noun
1
Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”).
"A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lillian but for which she received no thanks.
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Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.
Wiktionary02
“The mater will be delighted to see you again—after all those years,” he added.
Wiktionary03
And then there’s the mater! Poor old mater! She goes about on tiptoe; she’s always watching me and pretending she’s not watching me; I believe she would like to have everything padded with feather bed
Wiktionary04
"A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lil
Wiktionary05
A class reunion was organized to raise funds for our alma mater.
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Tom's alma mater is MIT.
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