Meaning of materteral | Babel Free
məˈtɜːtəɹəlDefinitions
Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an aunt.
Examples
“It may be that stipulations about parts and wholes are, in some way that undermines my materteral analogies, unlike stipulations about aunts and legacies.”
“Only some insistent pleading (materteral rather than avuncular) had changed their mind.”
“It pleased her to see Aunt Maude waiting tables. Smiling to herself, Alice reflected that Maude was materteral ... like a kindly aunt.”
“A materteral lady told me that people come here from the city in search of peace.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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