Motherline

//ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of matriline.

    "Daughters develop and nurture their female subjectivity and creativity by identifying with their mothers and relating with their motherline"

Example

More examples

"Daughters develop and nurture their female subjectivity and creativity by identifying with their mothers and relating with their motherline"

Etymology

From mother + line.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.