mater
pronunciation
How to pronounce mater in British English:
UK ['meɪtə]
How to pronounce mater in American English:
US ['meɪtə]
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- Noun:
- informal terms for a mother
Word Origin
Example
- 1. At a dinner party in the home of friends , our host mentioned his high school alma mater .
- 2. He says he wants employers to start judging potential employees by criteria other than their alma mater .
- 3. In april he made a rare public appearance at his alma mater tsinghua university .
- 4. He found that in 2009 jpmorgan 's investment bank produced 30 times the revenue of his alma mater with just over twice its headcount a leap in productivity he attributes mainly to it progress .
- 5. More generally , how important have connections from your alma mater been in helping your career ?