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Roots: pater/patri, mater/matri, gen

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root that means father

pater/patri

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root that means mother

mater/matri

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root that means birth, race, kind

gen

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(n) a man who controls a famiily, group, or government

patriarch

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(adj) a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men

patriarchal

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(n) a person who is a member of the highest social class

patrician

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(adj) or or relating to a mother; motherly

maternal

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(n) an older married woman who usually has a high social position

matron

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(n) a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

matriarchy

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(v) to produce something or cause something to be produced

generate

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(adj) pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly

congenial

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(n) a group of people born and living during the same time

generation

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(adj) genetic

of, or relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing

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