Asturian

Noun

madre f ‎(plural madres)

1. mother

Synonyms

• ma

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish madre, from Latin mātre, singular ablative of māter ‎(“mother, matron”), matris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧dre

Noun

madre

1. nun

Synonyms

• abadesa, mongha

Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

madre f ‎(plural madres)

1. mother
2. nun

Synonyms

• (mother): nai, mai

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]
• Hyphenation: mà‧dre

Noun

madre f ‎(plural madri)

1. mother

Related terms

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

See also

• genitore
• mamma
• padre

Anagrams

• derma
• merda

Ladino

Noun

madre f ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מאדרי)

1. mother

Coordinate terms

• padre ‎(פאדרי)

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

1. mother
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

madre f (plural madres)

1. mother (nun)

   Madre superiora. — “Mother superior.”

2. womb
3. mold

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaðre]

Noun

madre f ‎(plural madres)

1. mother
2. (figuratively) mother (source or origin)
3. riverbed

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (mother): padre m

Derived terms

• comadre
• madrastra
• madrina
• (vulgar, Mexico) hasta la madre (pregnant; fed up, full)
• (vulgar) tu madre
• (vulgar) conchatumadre
• madre mía
• placa madre
• sacar la madre
• (vulgar, Mexico) madrear
• (colloquial, Mexico) desmadre
• (colloquial, Mexico) a toda madre
• (vulgar, colloquial) de puta madre
• madre del cordero

Related terms

• materno
• matriz

Descendants

• Tagalog: madre

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧dre

Noun

madre ‎(plural mga madre)

1. nun