: a young fat herring with roe or milt incompletely developed.
Is maties a word?
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATIES
Maties is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality.
What does Mateyness mean?
/ˈmeɪ.ti.nəs/ a friendly manner that suggests people know each other well, sometimes when this is not sincere: Some viewers have been horrified by the prime minister's mateyness with the president.