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maty

maty noun: a native house servant in India. Also the alternative spelling of matey.

Noun

maty (plural maties)

  1. (archaic) A native house servant in India.
    • MATY, in the Madras Presidency, a house servant who cleans up1885, Edward Balfour, Cyclopaedia of India

Also used as

maty is also the alternative spelling of matey.

Forms of maty

pluralmaties
alternative formmatee
alternative formmatey

Origin of maty

Uncertain.

Words formed from maty

Questions about maty

What does maty mean?
Maty means a native house servant in India.
What part of speech is maty?
Maty is a noun.
What is the plural of maty?
The plural of maty is maties.

Words near maty in the dictionary

  1. Matvey
  2. Matveyev
  3. matweed
  4. matweeds
  5. matwork
  6. maty
  7. Matz
  8. matza
  9. matza ball
  10. matza balls
  11. matzah

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