1. AE Unit 7: Father, Mother, Birth
PATR = Father
MATR = Mother
GEN = Birth, Origin

2. Gender
noun
a person’s sex, as in male or female

3. Genealogy
noun
the study of family lines of ancestors

4. Genesis
noun
the origin or beginning of something

5. Genetics
noun
a branch of biology that deals with heredity and the inherited traits of organisms

6. Genocide
noun
the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group

7. Matrimony
noun
the union of man and woman as husband and wife

8. Matriarch
noun
the female head of a family

9. Maternity
noun
the quality or state of being a mother

10. Expatriate
noun
A person who lives outside of their home country

11. Patriarch
noun
the male head of a family

12. Patrician
noun
a person of high birth or position

13. Paternity
noun
the state of being a father; origin from a father

14. Paternal
adjective
showing the affection or concern of a father

15. Patricide
noun
the act of killing one’s father

16. Generator
noun
a machine that creates energy