madre

See also: madré and mądre

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin māter, mātre (“mother, matron”).

Noun

madre f (plural madres)

1. mother

   Synonym: ma

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish madre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mātre, singular ablative of māter (“mother, matron”), matris, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧dre

Noun

madre

1. a nun

Synonyms

• abadesa, mongha

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish madre.

Noun

madre

1. nun

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese madre, from Latin māter, mātrem (“mother, matron”).

Noun

madre f (plural madres)

1. mother
2. nun

Synonyms

• (mother): nai, mai

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Italian

Etymology

From the older form matre, from Latin māter, mātrem, from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.dre/, [ˈmäːd̪r̺e̞]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -adre
• Hyphenation: mà‧dre

Noun

madre f (plural madri)

1. mother

Related terms

• dura madre
• madre sostitutiva
• madrecicala
• madreggiare
• madrelingua, madre lingua
• madrepatria
• madreperla
• madrevite
• madrina
• matre
• matrigna
• vicemadre

 

See also

• genitore
• mamma
• padre

Further reading

• Template:R:DIO
• Template:R:CIE

Anagrams

• derma, merda

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Ladino

Noun

1. mother

Coordinate terms

• padre (פאדרי)

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin mātrem, accusative singular of māter (“mother, matron”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmadɾe/

Noun

madre f (plural madres)

1. mother
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 4 (facsimile):

     A madre do que liurou / dos Leões Daniel / Eſſa do fogo Guardou / un Menỹo Dirrael.

     The Mother of Him who delivered Daniel from the lions saved a little boy of the tribe of Israel from the fire.

Synonyms

• mãy

Antonyms

• pay, padre

Descendants

• Galician: madre, mai, nai
• Portuguese: madre, mãe

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese madre, from Latin mātrem, singular accusative of māter (“mother, matron”), from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Cognate of mãe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ðɾɨ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈma.dɾi/

Noun

madre f (plural s)

1. mother (nun)

   Madre superiora. ― Mother superior.

2. womb
3. mold

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mātrem, singular accusative of māter (“mother, matron”), from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare English matron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmadɾe/ [ˈma.ð̞ɾe]

• Bolivian pronunciation:

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Noun

madre f (plural madres)

1. mother
2. (figuratively) mother (source or origin)
3. mother (nun)
4. riverbed
5. dregs (of a drink)

Synonyms

• (riverbed): álveo m, cauce m, lecho m
• (mother): mamá f
• (source): causa, raíz, origen

Antonyms

• (mother): padre m

Derived terms

(diminutive madrecita) (augmentative madraza)

• célula madre
• ciento y la madre
• (colloquial, Mexico) a toda madre
• (colloquial, Mexico) desmadre
• comadre
• concha de de madre
• Día de la Madre
• la madre putria
• la madre que te parió
• madrastra
• madre de alquiler
• madre del cordero
• madre mía
• Madre Tierra
• madrina
• masa madre
• placa madre
• puta madre
• roca madre
• sacar la madre
• salirse de madre
• (vulgar) conchatumadre
• (vulgar) tu madre
• (vulgar, colloquial) de puta madre
• (vulgar, Mexico) hasta la madre (pregnant; fed up, full)
• (vulgar, Mexico) madrear

 

Related terms

• materno
• matriz

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧dre

Noun

madre (plural mga madre)

1. nun