marraine
common nounverb
Syllable Decomposition
marrainefrom the popular Latin matrina, diminutive of the classical Latin mater ('mother'), on the model of patrinus ('godfather'). 'Godmother' and 'godfather', which focus on the relationship with the child, have replaced 'commère' and 'compère' which expressed the relationship of the godparents with the child's parents and the godparents with each other.
Definition
Masculine
Plural
marraines
Translations
german:Taufpatin
english:godmother
greek:νονά
spanish:madrina
italian:comare
dutch:doophefster
portuguese:madrinha de batismo
swedish:gudmor
See also
matriarcal (adj.) matriarche (cn.) materniser (v.) marraine (v.) marraines (v.) materner (v.) mère (cn.) maternage (cn.) maternalisme (cn.) matriarcat (cn.) maternel (adj.)