Plural of mater

Forms of mater

Plural of mater by meaning

1. mother.: maters or matres
2. someone or something that mates.: maters

Maters and matres in a sentence

• Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want to get them into trouble for aiding and abetting my little show, if you understand what I mean.1919 June 14, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, “A Damsel in Distress”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 191...
• Beth is a reedy woman with thick auburn hair and damp hazel eyes, snobbish about alma maters.2002 May 24, Ashley Shelby, “The Slam”, in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, retrieved 08 Apr 2026. From the entry reedy
• Whether a professor will help you learn cannot be revealed by the number and prestige of his or her almae matres.2000, Donald Asher, Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different, page 9. From the entry almae matres
• His three happiest almae matres in New York were the Fishing Gazette, the New York Tribune and the New York Times.1977, Christopher Darlington Morley, Ironing Board, page 177. From the entry almae matres
• Instead, he gave himself over to a course in books; through a long life they were his unnumbered and always unforgotten almae matres.1936, American Council of Learned Societies, Dictionary of American Biography, page 463. From the entry almae matres

Meaning of mater

1. noun Mother.
2. noun A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
3. noun Someone or something that mates.

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Questions about the plural of mater

What is the plural of mater?

The plural of mater is maters or matres.

Which is correct, maters or matres?

Both are used. maters is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is mater countable?

Mater is a countable noun.