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The word matronymic is first attested in English in 1794 and originates in the Greek μήτηρ mētēr "mother" (GEN μητρός mētros whence the combining form μητρo- mētro-), [1] ὄνυμα onyma, a variant form of ὄνομα onoma "name", [2] and the suffix -ικός-ikos, which was originally used to form adjectives with the sense "pertaining to" (thus "pertaining to the mother ...
An adult child hugging her mom. It may seem like only yesterday you were baby-talking to a newborn or videotaping a toddler's first words. Now, that little one is all grown up.
Bulle and Pascale Ogier, French actresses, mother and daughter, respectively. Bulle, born Marie-France Thielland, adopted her mother's maiden name (Ogier) as her professional surname, and Pascale, born Pascale Schroeder, who predeceased her parents, adopted, in turn her own mother's professional surname, i.e. her maternal grandmother's maiden name.
the word (of unknown origin) has variously denoted a pantofle, a low thin sole shoe, a formal men's shoe (Reebok Pump) a brand of athletic shoe with an internal inflation mechanism usu. women's high(ish) heeled shoe (UK similar: court shoe, q.v.) punk follower of Punk rock
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Stephanie Morrison, a mom of 3 kids, braced herself when she was approached by a stranger during her morning walk. She was surprised with the words he shared.
A kunya is expressed by the use of abū (father) or umm (mother) in a genitive construction, i.e. "father of" or "mother of" as an honorific in place of or alongside given names in the Arab world and the Islamic world more generally. [2] Medieval Jewish names generally had stock kunyas referencing the biblical eponym and not any relative. Those ...
Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...