Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enate
1 sense of enate
Sense 1
enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib -- (one related on the mother's side)
=> relative, relation -- (a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")
Antonyms of adj enate
1 sense of enate
Sense 1
enate, enatic, maternal (predicate) -- (related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother")
INDIRECT (VIA related) -> unrelated -- (not connected by kinship)
Similarity of adj enate
1 sense of enate
Sense 1
enate, enatic, maternal (predicate) -- (related on the mother's side; "my maternal grandmother")
=> related (vs. unrelated) -- (connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage)