"mère" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛʁ/, [maɛ̯ʁ] [Quebec] Audio: Fr-mère.ogg Forms: mères [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French mere, from Old French medre, mere, from Latin mātrem, from Proto-Italic *mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|mere|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French mere, {{inh+|fr|frm|mere}} Inherited from Middle French mere, {{inh|fr|fro|medre}} Old French medre, {{inh|fr|la|māter|mātrem}} Latin mātrem, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*mātēr}} Proto-Italic *mātēr, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*méh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mère f (plural mères)
  1. mother Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Family, Female, Female family members Related terms: maternelle, père

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
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          },
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    }
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        "id": "",
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    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "abeille mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "belle-mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "classe mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "fête des Mères"
        },
        {
          "word": "grand-mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "idée mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "la nécessité est la mère de l’invention"
        },
        {
          "word": "maison mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mère Araignée"
        },
        {
          "word": "mère au foyer"
        },
        {
          "word": "mère porteuse"
        },
        {
          "word": "mère poule"
        },
        {
          "word": "prudence est mère de sûreté"
        },
        {
          "word": "reine mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "ta mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "telle mère, telle fille"
        },
        {
          "word": "vendre père et mère"
        },
        {
          "word": "vieille mère"
        }
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          "mother",
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        ]
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          "word": "maternelle"
        },
        {
          "word": "père"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maɛ̯ʁ]",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "homophone": "maires"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mères"
    },
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "belle-mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "classe mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "fête des Mères"
    },
    {
      "word": "grand-mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "idée mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "la nécessité est la mère de l’invention"
    },
    {
      "word": "maison mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mère Araignée"
    },
    {
      "word": "mère au foyer"
    },
    {
      "word": "mère porteuse"
    },
    {
      "word": "mère poule"
    },
    {
      "word": "prudence est mère de sûreté"
    },
    {
      "word": "reine mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "ta mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "telle mère, telle fille"
    },
    {
      "word": "vendre père et mère"
    },
    {
      "word": "vieille mère"
    }
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    }
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "māter",
        "4": "mātrem"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mātrem",
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    },
    {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mères",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "mère f (plural mères)",
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  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "maternelle"
    },
    {
      "word": "père"
    }
  ],
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        "French nouns",
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        "French terms derived from Middle French",
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        "French terms inherited from Latin",
        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
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        "French terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fr:Family",
        "fr:Female",
        "fr:Female family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
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          "mother"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/mɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maɛ̯ʁ]",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-mère.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/36/Fr-m%C3%A8re.ogg/Fr-m%C3%A8re.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Fr-m%C3%A8re.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "maire"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "maires"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mères"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mers"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mère"
}

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