fillâtre
French
Etymology
From Old French fillastre, from Latin filiaster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.jatʁ/, /fi.jɑtʁ/
Noun
fillâtre m or f (plural fillâtres)
- (dated) stepchild (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: bel-enfant
- (by extension) bad or uncaring child
Antonyms
- marâtre f
- parâtre m
Hyponyms
- beau-fils m
- filsâtre m
- belle-fille f
Coordinate terms
- frarâtre
- frèrâtre
- sœurâtre
- sorâtre
Further reading
- “fillâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- frétilla