also matriclinous, "resembling the mother rather than the father," 1911, from matri- "mother" + Latinized form of Greek klinein "to lean" (from PIE root *klei- "to lean") + -ous.
matrilineal
matrilocal
matrimonial
matrimony
matrix
matroclinous
matron
matronize
matronly
matronymic
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