matro
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian madre and Spanish madre, from Latin māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
Noun
matro (plural matri)
Usage notes
Originally patro meant "parent", while the derivatives patrulo meant "father" and patrino meant "mother", but in later times this was changed so patro meant father, while adding genitoro and matro to mean "parent" and "mother".
Synonyms
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Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- matrala (“maternal”)
- matreso (“motherhood, maternity”)
- matreto (“mommy”)
- stifa matro/stif-matro (“stepmother”)
- baptomatro (“godmother”)
- bomatro (“mother-in-law”)
Further reading
- matr-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924