matrigna

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin mātrīnea, from māter (“mother”) +‎ -īneus (“relative suffix”). Compare Late Latin mātrīna (“stepmother, godmother”); alternatively from Late Latin mātrigna, after the model of prīvignus (“stepson”).

Noun

matrigna f (plural matrigne)

  1. stepmother
    Antonym: patrigno

See also
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