word-forming element meaning "of or relating to a mother," also "of or relating to women," from combining form of Latin māter (genitive mātris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)).
maths
Matilda
matin
matinee
matins
matri-
matriarch
matriarchal
matriarchy
matricide
matriculate
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