materteral

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin mātertera (“maternal aunt”), + from -al (suffix forming adjectives). Mātertera is derived from māter (“mother”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”)) + ‑tera (feminine form of ‑ter (suffix forming nouns)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈtɜːtəɹl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈtɜɹtəɹ(ə)l/, [-ɾə-] Hyphenation: mat‧er‧ter‧al === Adjective === materteral (comparative more materteral, superlative most materteral) (chiefly humorous, rare) Of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt. [from early 19th c.] Synonyms: auntish, auntlike, (informal) auntyish, (chiefly humorous, rare) materterine Coordinate terms: avuncular, maternal, paternal ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === aunt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === maltreater, tetrameral