noun, feminine/ma.ʁatʁ/plural: marâtres
stepmother (especially an evil one); bad or uncaring mother
Synonyms: belle-mère
Inherited from Old French marastre, from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).
/ma.ʁatʁ/
stepmother (especially an evil one); bad or uncaring mother
Synonyms: belle-mère
Inherited from Old French marastre, from Late Latin mātrastra (“stepmother”), from Latin māter (“mother”).