Mater

• Mater (English pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtər/, plural matres /ˈmeɪtriːz/) is a formal term for mother, from Latin.
• Mater (anatomy): The dura mater and pia mater are membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord in humans.

Mater may also refer to:

Australia

• Mater Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales
• Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Australia

• Mater Health Services North Queensland, which incorporates:

• Mater Hospital, Townsville, Queensland,
• Mater Women's and Children's Hospital

Belgium

• Mater, Belgium, a village near Oudenaarde

Ireland

• Mater Infirmorum Hospital, Belfast
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
• Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Misc

• Mater (Cars), a character in the animated film, Cars
• Mater, an album by the Slovak composer Vladimír Godár featuring singer Iva Bittová
• Mater, a major part of an astrolabe
• MTP-II MATER, acronym of the EU-project Mediterranean Targeted Project II (Mass Transfer and Ecosystem Response)