marâtre
French
Etymology
From Old French marastre, from Vulgar Latin *matrastra, from Latin māter (“mother”). Cognate to Catalan madrastra, Spanish madrastra, Portuguese madrasta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁɑtʁ/
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Noun
marâtre f (plural marâtres, masculine parâtre)
- (dated) stepmother (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: belle-mère
- Coordinate term: parâtre
- (by extension) bad or uncaring mother
Further reading
- “marâtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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