matrigna

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mātrīnea, from māter (“mother”) +‎ -īneus (“relative suffix”). Compare Late Latin mātrīna (“stepmother, godmother”); alternatively from Late Latin mātrigna, after the model of prīvignus (“stepson”).

Noun

matrigna f (plural matrigne)

1. stepmother

   Antonym: patrigno

Related terms

• madre
• matrignale
• matrigneggiare
• matrignesco

See also

• figliastro (“stepson, stepchild”)
• patrigno