DISTAFF SIDE meaning: Female relatives on mother's side - OneLook

Usually means: Female relatives on mother's side.

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distaff side: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
distaff side: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
distaff side: Collins English Dictionary
distaff side: Wiktionary
distaff side: Infoplease Dictionary
distaff side: Dictionary.com
The Distaff Side: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (distaff side)

▸ noun: The female or maternal branch of a family.

Similar:

distaff, spear side, maternal, enate, daughter, matriline, cognate, branch, clergywoman, matrilineage, more...

Opposite:

paternal, masculine, manly

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Similar:

distaff, spear side, maternal, enate, daughter, matriline, cognate, branch, clergywoman, matrilineage, more...

Opposite:

paternal, masculine, manly

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