how to pronounce marâtre

/ma.ʁɑtʁ/

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marâtre is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of marâtre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… devient une sorte de marâtre pour …”

meanings of marâtre

noun:

Stepmother (especially an evil one).
Bad or uncaring mother.

marâtre frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word marâtre occurs in french on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.