matresco

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Latin

Etymology

From māter (mother) +‎ -ēscō.

Pronunciation

Verb

mātrēscō (present infinitive mātrēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to become a mother or like one's mother

Conjugation

References

  • matresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • matresco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.