motherline
/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn/
motherline noun: synonym of matriline.
Noun
motherline (plural motherlines)
- Synonym of matriline.
- Daughters develop and nurture their female subjectivity and creativity by identifying with their mothers and relating with their motherline2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood, volume 1, page 261
- Contrary to them, a group of Amazonian women, the Riding Women, descend from escapees from the Holdfast and define themselves by their motherlines.2015, Miriam Wallraven, Women Writers and the Occult in Literature and Culture, page 158
- Synonyms:
- matriline
Synonyms of motherline
Antonyms
Forms of motherline
| plural | motherlines |
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Origin of motherline
From mother + line.
Questions about motherline
- What does motherline mean?
- Motherline means synonym of matriline.
- What part of speech is motherline?
- Motherline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce motherline?
- Motherline is pronounced /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn/.
- What is the plural of motherline?
- The plural of motherline is motherlines.
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