commère

See also: commere and comméré

French

Etymology

Equivalent to com- +‎ mère, from Old French, borrowed (according to the TLF) from Late Latin commāter, commātrem (“godmother”), from com- + Latin māter (“mother”). See also marraine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ.mɛʁ/
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Noun

commère f (plural commères)

(colloquial) gossipper, busybody
Synonym: bavard
(obsolete) the godmother of one's child or the mother of one's godchild
Synonym: marraine

Coordinate term: compère

Derived terms

commérer
- commérage

Further reading

“commère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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