Galician

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Etymology

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From Late Latin commāter, from com- (together) + māter (mother). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Spanish and Portuguese comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

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  • IPA(key): [koˈmaðɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: co‧ma‧dre

Noun

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comadre f (plural comadres)

  1. midwife
  2. the godmother of one's child
  3. the mother of one's godchild
  4. a very dear and honoured female friend; cummer
  5. (humorous, mildly derogatory) gossipmonger
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin commāter, from com- (together) + māter (mother). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician and Spanish comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

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  • Hyphenation: co‧ma‧dre

Noun

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comadre f (plural comadres, masculine compadre, masculine plural compadres)

  1. midwife
  2. the godmother of one's child
  3. the mother of one's godchild
  4. a very dear and honoured female friend
  5. gossip
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  • Kadiwéu: inigomaadile

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin commāter, from com- (together) + māter (mother). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Sicilian cummari, Galician and Portuguese comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈmadɾe/ [koˈma.ð̞ɾe]
  • Rhymes: -adɾe
  • Syllabification: co‧ma‧dre

Noun

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comadre f (plural comadres)

  1. midwife
    Synonym: partera
  2. the godmother of one's child
    Synonym: madrina
  3. the mother of one's godchild
  4. a very dear and honoured female friend; sister
  5. (colloquial) a female gossipper, busybody
  6. (colloquial) go-between
  7. female equivalent of compadre

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