mater

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmeɪtə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmeɪtɚ/, /ˈmɑtɚ/

Noun

mater (plural maters)

1. (British slang, now, chiefly, archaic or humorous) Mother.
2. (anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmeɪtə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmeɪtɚ/

Noun

mater (plural maters)

1. (biology) Someone or something that mates.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈmeɪtɚ/

Noun

mater (plural maters)

1. Alternative form of 'mater (“tomato”)
   • 2015, Ann B. Ross, Miss Julia's Marvelous Makeover (ISBN 9780143127192), page 28:

     "A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lillian but for which she received no thanks.

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