frother
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English, alteration of frovre, frofre (“comfort”), from Old English frōfor (“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”), from Proto-Germanic *frōbraz (“solace”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra (“consolation, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobara (“consolation, comfort, help, assistance”).
Verb
frother (third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered)
- (dialectal) To comfort.
- (dialectal) To feed.
Related terms
- frover
Etymology 2
froth + -er
Noun
frother (plural frothers)
- A machine that generates froth
- 2009, January 14, “Harold Mcgee”, in For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...:
- There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.
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Translations
machine
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