parrain
French
Etymology
From Old French parrain, parrein, parrin, from early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁɛ̃/
parrain (file)
Noun
parrain m (plural parrains, feminine marraine)
- (religion) godfather; masculine of marraine
- namer, christener (of a ship)
- Synonym of patron
- sponsor, proposer
- boss
- crime boss; godfather
Coordinate terms
- marraine (f)
Derived terms
- parrainé
- parrainer
- parrainage
Related terms
- père
- filleul (godson)
- filleule (goddaughter)
See also
- compère
Further reading
- “parrain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.