beau-père
See also: beaupere
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French beau pere, beaupere, beau-père, biau pere. By surface analysis, beau- + père.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beau-père m (plural beaux-pères)
- a father-in-law, the father of one's spouse
- a stepfather, stepdad, the present husband of the mother of a child from a previous marriage
Related terms edit
- grand-père m
- beau-fils m
- beau-frère m
- belle-fille f
- belle-mère f
- belle-sœur f
- bru f
- gendre m
Further reading edit
- “beau-père”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.