mated
/ˈmeɪtɪd/
adjective
- Joined together as a pair, especially for breeding or reproduction.
- Only mated females will lay eggs.
- The zoo keeps mated pairs of pandas together.
- The mated pair of swans built a nest by the lake.
- Fitted or connected together as a matching set.
- He found the mated glove in the lost and found.
- The mated pieces of the machine worked smoothly.
- The mated connectors snapped into place.