Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimaternal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-ma-ter-nal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having characteristics opposite those associated with maternity

adj

Pertaining to an immune response against the mother

Example Sentences

Etymology

From anti- + maternal.

Inflected Forms

more antimaternal (comparative) most antimaternal (superlative)

Questions

What does antimaternal mean?
Having characteristics opposite those associated with maternity
Where does antimaternal come from?
From anti- + maternal.

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