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Mater, Pater
Mater, Pater
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English
8th Grade
05/09/2011
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patrician
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person of high birth, as descending from founding fathers
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patron
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a supporter, like one's father
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patriarch
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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
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a name taken from one's father
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maternity
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motherhood
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matrimony
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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
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fostering mother; school
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