en.wiktionary.orgमाता-पिता - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Hindi[edit] Etymology[edit] Dvandva compound of माता (mātā, “mother”) + पिता (pitā, “father”). Pronunciation[edit] (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː.pɪ.t̪ɑː/, [mäː.t̪äː.pɪ.t̪äː] Noun[edit] माता-पिता • (mātā-pitā) m pl (polite) parents Synonym: माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp) Declension[edit] Declension of माता-पिता (pl-only masc unmarked ā-stem) plural direct माता-पिताmātā-pitā oblique माता-पिताओंmātā-pitāõ vocative माता-पिताओmātā-pitāo