Masculine

padrasto

Meaning

stepfather (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)

Opposite of
madrasta
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈdɾas.tu/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin patraster (“father-in-law”), from pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Spanish padrastro.

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