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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.

   "A great-grandmother is an enate if she is your mother’s mother's mother."

2. 2
   one related on the mother's side wordnet
3. 3
   Any maternal female relative.

Adjective

1. 1
   Related to someone by female connections.
2. 2
   Related on the maternal side of the family.
3. 3
   Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different).
4. 4
   Growing out.

Adjective

1. 1
   related on the mother's side wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

enaticaffiliatedagnateakinalliedancestry

Antonyms

All antonyms

agnate

Example

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"A great-grandmother is an enate if she is your mother’s mother's mother."

Etymology

From Latin ēnātus.

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