marraine

See also: mârraine

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French marrene, from a Vulgar Latin *mātrāna, from Early Medieval Latin mātrīna, from Latin māter (“mother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

marraine f (plural marraines)

1. female equivalent of parrain: godmother (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner)

Coordinate terms

• parrain (m)

Derived terms

• marrainé
• marrainer
• marrainage

Related terms

• mère
• filleul (godson)
• filleule (goddaughter)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• marinera, marnerai, ranimera