"maîtresse" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛ.tʁɛs/, /me.tʁɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-maîtresse.wav Forms: maîtresses [plural], maître [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From maître (“master”) + -esse (“-ess”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|maître|-esse|id2=female|t1=master|t2=-ess}} maître (“master”) + -esse (“-ess”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=maître}} maîtresse f (plural maîtresses, masculine maître)
  1. mistress Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maîtresse-fr-noun-K0pZ~sPn
  2. female teacher (in a primary school) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-maîtresse-fr-noun-gPUNLGrh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esse (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -esse (female): 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: maitresse (english: post-1990 spelling) Derived forms: maîtresse de maison Related terms: maître

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