enate

e·nate  (-nt, nt)

adj.

1. Growing outward.

2. also e·nat·ic (-ntk) Related on the mother's side.

n.

A relative on one's mother's side.

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[Latin ntus, past participle of nsc, to issue forth : -, ex-, ex- + nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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enate [ˈiːneɪt]

adj also enatic [iːˈnætɪk]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology growing out or outwards

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) related on the side of the mother

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a relative on the mother's side

[from Latin ēnātus, from ēnāscī to be born from, from nāscī to be born]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enate - one related on the mother's side matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib, matrisib relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	enate - related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother" enatic, maternal related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage