marâtre

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

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Further reading

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

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