English Explanatory Dictionary

enate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
  2. Any maternal female relative.
adj
  1. Related to someone by female connections.
  2. Related on the maternal side of the family.
  3. Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different).
  4. Growing out.

Word forms

enate enates more enate most enate

Etymology

From Latin ēnātus.

Synonyms

enatic

Antonyms

agnate
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