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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