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Related Side Mother's Term Enate Ee Nayt I Nayt Noun

Front enate \EE-nayt, i-NAYT\
Back noun
Someone related on the mother's side.

adjective
Related on one's mother's side. Also enatic.
Growing outward.

[From Latin enatus, past participle of enasci (to issue forth), from e-, from ex- (out) + nasci (to be born).]

Agnate is the term for someone related on the father's side. Cognate is the generic term meaning having a common ancestor.

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