belle-mère

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French belle-mere, belle-mère. By surface analysis, belle- +‎ mère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛl.mɛʁ/ === Noun === belle-mère f (plural belles-mères) mother-in-law stepmother Synonym: (dated) marâtre Antonym: (dated) parâtre (Quebec, politics, derogatory) a retired politician (male or female) who tries to keep influencing their successors through public or behind-the-scenes interventions ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Further reading === “belle-mère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012