parrain

French

Etymology

From Old French parain, from a Vulgar Latin *patrīnus (with a later change of suffix to -anus), from Latin patruus or pater. Compare Catalan padrí, Italian padrino, Occitan pairin, Portuguese padrinho, Spanish padrino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɛ̃/
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Noun

parrain m (plural parrains)

  1. (religion) godfather
  2. namer, christener (of a ship)
  3. sponsor, proposer; patron

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