Matricentric (adj)
mat-ri-sen-trik
Centred or based on the mother; having the mother as the head of the family or household.
1940s; earliest use found in American Sociological Review. From matri- + -centric.
Example sentences
“They were matricentric people, revering the caregiver above all others.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
