marâtre
French
Etymology
From Old French marastre, from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁatʁ/, /ma.ʁɑtʁ/
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Noun
marâtre f (plural marâtres, masculine parâtre)
- (dated) stepmother (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: belle-mère
- (by extension) bad or uncaring mother
Coordinate terms
- fillâtre
- filsâtre
- frarâtre
- frèrâtre
- parâtre
- sœurâtre
- sorâtre
Further reading
- “marâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.