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.