maters

noun

plural of mater, chiefly British
as in mothers
a female human parent the public school student addressed the letter to "Dear Mater"

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Recent Examples of maters These crispy 'maters are a treat come summertime when tomatoes are at their best. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026 Employer Job title Member grade Alma maters Kopzhanov, an IEEE senior member, is an asset manager for Middle River Power, based in Chicago. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2025
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  1. mothers
  2. moms
Noun
  • Even before the Clancy trial began, the forensic psychiatrist Susan Hatters-Friedman pointed out to me how quickly the discourse around the case had turned to postpartum psychosis, a rare disorder that affects about one in a thousand new mothers.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Branche says more women, including herself, are building careers and stable lives before becoming mothers.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of mothers
Noun
  • Doctors and nurses fear that the health of would-be moms is on the line, and that Black maternal health is not being taken seriously.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The candidate had just spent nearly 40 minutes addressing several dozen Orange County moms in Mission Viejo, a hilly and affluent enclave speckled with golf courses and Spanish colonial architecture.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Maters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maters. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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