Matrilocal

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ËŒmæ.trɪˈləʊ.kÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ËŒmæ.trɪˈloÊŠ.kÉ™l/, /ËŒmæ.trəˈloÊŠ.kÉ™l/

Full definition of matrilocal

Adjective

1. (of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
2. (anthropology, of a people of culture) In which newly married couples live with the female's family.

Synonyms

• uxorilocal

Antonyms

• patrilocal

Derived terms

• matrilocality

Related terms

• neolocal
• duolocal