Synonyms for "matrilineage" (40 found)

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Closest matches (8)

affiliationagnationallianceancestrybloodblood relationshipbrotherhoodbrothership

Strong matches (12)

cognationcommon ancestrycommon descentconnectionconsanguinitycousinhoodcousinshipenationfatherhoodfiliation

Noun(2 words)

cognationenation

Related words (20)

fraternitykindredkinshipmaternitymatrilinymatrisibmatroclinymotherhoodpaternitypatrilineagepatrilinypatrisibpatroclinypropinquityrelationrelationshipsibshipsisterhoodsistershipties of blood

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

1 entries

unilateral descent

derived from

1 entries

lineage

is a

1 entries

unilateral descent

related to

2 entries

lineagematernal

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Aukan

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• mama bee noun (Translations)

French

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• matrilignage noun (Translations)

Italian

1 entries

• matrilignaggio noun (Translations)

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