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ENATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does enate mean?
• ENATE (noun)
The noun ENATE has 1 sense:
1. one related on the mother's side
Familiarity information: ENATE used as a noun is very rare.
• ENATE (adjective)
The adjective ENATE has 1 sense:
1. related on the mother's side
Familiarity information: ENATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One related on the mother's side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
enate; matrikin; matrilineal kin; matrilineal sib; matrisib
Hypernyms ("enate" is a kind of...):
relation; relative (a person related by blood or marriage)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Related on the mother's side
Synonyms:
Context example:
my maternal grandmother
Similar:
related (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)
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