belle-mère

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French belle-mere, belle-mère. By surface analysis, belle- +‎ mère.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛl.mɛʁ/
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Noun

belle-mère f (plural belles-mères)

mother-in-law
stepmother
Synonym: (dated) marâtre

Antonym: (dated) parâtre

Coordinate terms

Further reading

“belle-mère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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