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mat·ro·nymic (ma′trə nimik)

adjective

of or derived from the name of the mother or a female ancestor

Etymology: < Gr mētrōnymikos, altered by assoc. with L mater (gen. matris), by analogy with patronymic

noun

a matronymic name

Browse dictionary entries near matronymic

  1. matronly
  2. matronize
  3. matron of honor
  4. matron
  5. matrix switch
  6. matrix
  7. matrimony vine
  8. matrimony
  9. matrimonial
  10. matrilocal
  1. matsah
  2. Matsu
  3. Matsudo
  4. Matsuyama
  5. Matt
  6. matte
  7. matted
  8. matter
  9. matter of course
  10. matter-of-fact