ma·ter
- mother
Phrases with the word mater
- alma mater – nourishing mother
- dura mater – tough mother
- iure matris – in right of his mother
- Mater Dei – Mother of God
- mater facit – Mother Does It
- mater familias – the mother of the family
- Mater semper certa est – The mother is always certain
- materia medica – medical matter
- pia mater – pious mother
- Praga mater urbium – Prague, Mother of Cities
- repetitio est mater studiorum – repetition is the mother of study
- timidi mater non flet – A coward's mother does not weep