Значение
значений: 3(официальное, шутливое)Mother.
A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
Someone or something that mates.
Ещё определения
- an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
Примеры
предложений: 5I looked back at my alma mater.
ukЯ озирнувся на свою альма матер.
Tom works in the registrar's office of his alma mater.
A class reunion was organized to raise funds for our alma mater.
Harvard is Tom's alma mater.
Гарвард — альма матер Тома.
deHarvard ist Toms Alma Mater.
Tom's alma mater is MIT.
Происхождение
From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and moFrom Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.
From mate + -er.
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