marraine

See also: mârraine

French

Etymology

From Old French marrene, from a Vulgar Latin root *matrīna (with a later suffix change to -ana in transitioning to Old French), from Latin māter. Compare Italian and Spanish madrina, Occitan mairina, Portuguese madrinha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁɛn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

marraine f (plural marraines)

  1. godmother (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

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