trəˈnɪm adjective
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Matronymic
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
metronymic or (less commonly) matronymic (ˌmɛtrəˈnɪmɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a name) derived from the name of its bearer's mother or another female ancestor |
| —n | |
| 2. | a metronymic name |
| [C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name] | |
| matronymic or (less commonly) matronymic | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Greek mētronumikos, from mētēr mother + onoma name] | |
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