parâtre
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French parastre, from Latin patrastrum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parâtre m (plural parâtres, feminine marâtre)
- (dated) stepfather (especially an evil one)
- Synonym: beau-père
- (by extension) bad or uncaring father
Coordinate terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “parâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.