motherline

English

Etymology

From mother +‎ line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)laɪn/

Noun

motherline (plural motherlines)

1. Synonym of matriline
   • 2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood‎^[1], volume 1, page 261:

     Daughters develop and nurture their female subjectivity and creativity by identifying with their mothers and relating with their motherline

   • 2015, Miriam Wallraven, Women Writers and the Occult in Literature and Culture‎^[2], page 158:

     Contrary to them, a group of Amazonian women, the Riding Women, descend from escapees from the Holdfast and define themselves by their motherlines.

   • 2021, Lara Veleda Vesta, Wild Soul Runes‎^[3], page 14:

     The motherline is also our unifier.

Antonyms

• fatherline