enate

Plural: enates

Noun

• A relative whose relationship is reckoned through the mother.
• one related on the mother's side
• A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
• Any maternal female relative.

Adjective Satellite

• related on the mother's side

Adj

• Related to someone by female connections.
• Related on the maternal side of the family.
• Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different).
• Growing out.

Examples

• A great-grandmother is an enate if she is your mother’s mother's mother.
• Identifying ENATE relationships among words helps form complex cross-plays.

Synonyms

enatic, maternal, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib

Antonyms

agnate

Related Words

ENATIC

Anagrams of enate