parâtre

French

Etymology

From Old French parastre, from Latin patraster, patrastrum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɑtʁ/

Noun

parâtre m (plural parâtres, feminine marâtre)

stepfather, father-in-law (especially an evil one)

Further reading

“parâtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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