adj
Meaning 1
Related to someone by female connections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
enate
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adj
Meaning 2
Related on the maternal side of the family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Growing out.
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noun
Meaning 5
A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- A great-grandmother is an enate if she is your mother’s mother's mother.
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noun
Meaning 6
Any maternal female relative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
related on the mother's side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- my maternal grandmother
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enatic, maternal(p)
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noun
Meaning 8
one related on the mother's side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib
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Broader terms: relative, relation
History
Etymology
From Latin ēnātus.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: naislinjainen — related by female connections
- Finnish: äidinpuoleinen — related on the maternal side