Adjective: enate 'ee,neyt
Usage: technical
- [technical] Related on the mother's side
"my enate grandmother";
- enatic [rare], maternal
- (botany) growing outward or away from the central axis
"The enate leaves spread from the stem"
Usage: technical
- One related on the mother's side
"His enate cousin inherited the family heirloom";
- matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib
Derived forms: enates
See also: related
Type of: flesh and blood, relation, relative
Encyclopedia: Enate