parâtre

French

Etymology

From Old French parastre, from Latin patrastrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁatʁ/ ~ /pa.ʁɑtʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

parâtre m (plural parâtres, feminine marâtre)

1. (dated) stepfather (especially an evil one)

   Synonym: beau-père

2. (by extension) bad or uncaring father

Coordinate terms

• fillâtre
• filsâtre
• frarâtre
• frèrâtre
• marâtre
• sœurâtre
• sorâtre

Further reading

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