comadre

From Late Latin commater, commatrem, from Latin mater.

Cognate with Catalan comare, Extremaduran comairi, French commère, Galician comadre, Italian comare, Mirandese cumadre, Portuguese comadre, and Spanish comadre.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ˈma.ðɾɨ/
• Hyphenation: co‧ma‧dre

comadre f (plural comadres)

1. midwife
2. The godmother of one's child.
3. The mother of one's godchild.
4. A very dear and honoured female friend.
5. gossip

• madre

• Kadiwéu: inigomaadile

• madrinha

From Late Latin commater, commatrem, from Latin mater.

comadre f (plural comadres)

1. midwife
2. The godmother of one's child.
3. The mother of one's godchild.
4. A very dear and honoured female friend.
5. gossip
6. (colloquial) go-between

• madre

• comadrona f
• compadre m
• madrina f
• partera f