| mate | characteristic of a mother |
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| mate | related on the mother's side |
| mate | relating to or derived from one's mother |
| mate | one's native language |
| mate | the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother |
| mate | the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth |
| mate | showing maternal instincts |
| mate | in a maternal manner |
| mate | the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother |
| mate | a pair of people who live together |
| mate | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals |