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Mater, Pater
Mater/Pater Vocabulary
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8th Grade
05/26/2010
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Term
patrician
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person of high birth, as descending from founding fathers
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patron
 Definition
a supporter, like one's father
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patriarch
 Definition
male head of a family
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pattern
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a model worthy of copying, like a father
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patronym
 Definition
a name taken from one's father
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maternity
 Definition
motherhood
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matrimony
 Definition
marrying a woman to make her a mother
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matrix
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the place where mothering occurs; womb
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alma mater
 Definition
fostering mother, school
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Mater, Pater
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Mother, Father
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