diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/metamodel/internal/builder/AttributeBuilder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/metamodel/internal/builder/AttributeBuilder.java
index c7d3ef5838..7db21509b8 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/metamodel/internal/builder/AttributeBuilder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/metamodel/internal/builder/AttributeBuilder.java
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class AttributeBuilder {
 				elementPersistentAttributeType = PersistentAttributeType.BASIC;
 				persistentAttributeType = PersistentAttributeType.ELEMENT_COLLECTION;
 			}
-			else if ( elementNature == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.AGGREGATION ) {
+			else if ( elementNature == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.COMPONENT ) {
 				elementPersistentAttributeType = PersistentAttributeType.EMBEDDED;
 				persistentAttributeType = PersistentAttributeType.ELEMENT_COLLECTION;
 			}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
index 1d5647fb10..2db464289d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/Binder.java
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ public class Binder {
 				pluralAttributeBinding.getAttribute().getName(),
 				getReferencedPropertyNameIfNotId( pluralAttributeBinding ),
 				pluralAttributeBinding.getPluralAttributeElementBinding()
-						.getNature() == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.AGGREGATION
+						.getNature() == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.COMPONENT
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ public class Binder {
 			final TypeFactory typeFactory = metadata.getTypeResolver().getTypeFactory();
 			final String role = pluralAttributeBinding.getAttribute().getRole();
 			final String propertyRef = getReferencedPropertyNameIfNotId( pluralAttributeBinding );
-			final boolean embedded = pluralAttributeBinding.getPluralAttributeElementBinding().getNature() == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.AGGREGATION;
+			final boolean embedded = pluralAttributeBinding.getPluralAttributeElementBinding().getNature() == PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature.COMPONENT;
 			switch ( nature ){
 				case BAG:
 					return typeFactory.bag( role, propertyRef, embedded );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/AbstractPluralAttributeBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/AbstractPluralAttributeBinding.java
index 03c898738e..f644740836 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/AbstractPluralAttributeBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/AbstractPluralAttributeBinding.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPluralAttributeBinding extends AbstractAttributeBi
 			case BASIC: {
 				return new BasicPluralAttributeElementBinding( this );
 			}
-			case AGGREGATION: {
+			case COMPONENT: {
 				return new CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding( this );
 			}
 			case ONE_TO_MANY: {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
index 9f1abee9a8..ef0554461e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * Describes plural attributes of {@link org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature#AGGREGATION} elements
+ * Describes plural attributes of {@link org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.binding.PluralAttributeElementBinding.Nature#COMPONENT} elements
  *
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  * @author Gail Badner
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class CompositePluralAttributeElementBinding extends AbstractPluralAttrib
 
 	@Override
 	public Nature getNature() {
-		return Nature.AGGREGATION;
+		return Nature.COMPONENT;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/PluralAttributeElementBinding.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/PluralAttributeElementBinding.java
index dc69f5eabb..7562da757a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/PluralAttributeElementBinding.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/spi/binding/PluralAttributeElementBinding.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public interface PluralAttributeElementBinding {
 		/**
 		 * The collection elements are compositions.
 		 */
-		AGGREGATION( false ),
+		COMPONENT( false ),
 		/**
 		 * The collection elements represent entity's in a one-to-many association.
 		 */