marâtre
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French marastre, from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marâtre f (plural marâtres, masculine parâtre)
- (dated) stepmother (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: belle-mère
- (by extension) bad or uncaring mother
Coordinate terms edit
Further reading edit
- “marâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.