Portuguese

Proper noun

Madrasta f

1. Madras; Chennai (a city, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India)

Synonyms

• Chennai, Madras

Asturian

Alternative forms

• madrastra

Noun

madrasta f ‎(plural madrastes)

1. stepmother

Related terms

• padrastru

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *matrasta, from Latin māter ‎(“mother”).

Noun

madrasta f ‎(plural madrastas)

1. stepmother

Related terms

• padrasto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *matrasta, from Latin māter ‎(“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Cognate to Galician madrasta, Spanish and Catalan madrastra, French marâtre.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ˈdɾas.ta/, /ma.ˈdɾas.tɐ/, /ma.ˈdɾaʃ.tɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈðɾaʃ.tɐ/

Noun

madrasta f (plural madrastas)

1. stepmother (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
2. (figuratively) an evil woman

Synonyms

• (evil woman): bruxa, megera

Antonyms

• (stepmother): mãe
• (evil woman): santa

Coordinate terms

• padrasto

Related terms

• madre
• materno