"compère" meaning in French

See compère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.pɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-compère.wav Forms: compères [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French comper, from Old French comper, conper, from Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), from Latin com- + pater. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|comper|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French comper, {{inh+|fr|frm|comper}} Inherited from Middle French comper, {{inh|fr|fro|comper}} Old French comper, {{m|fro|conper}} conper, {{inh|fr|LL.|compater|compatrem|godfather}} Late Latin compatrem (“godfather”), {{inh|fr|la|com-}} Latin com-, {{m|la|pater}} pater Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} compère m (plural compères)
  1. partner, accomplice Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Cr7iZkTt Disambiguation of Family: 55 45 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (obsolete) the godfather of one's child or the father of one's godchild Tags: masculine, obsolete Categories (topical): Family, Male family members
    Sense id: en-compère-fr-noun-Soy9E1jU Disambiguation of Family: 55 45 Disambiguation of Male family members: 34 66 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compérage Related terms: père

Inflected forms

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