parâtre
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French parastre, from Latin patrastrum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
parâtre m (plural parâtres, feminine marâtre)
- (dated) stepfather (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: beau-père
- (by extension) bad or uncaring father
Coordinate terms edit
Further reading edit
- “parâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.