What does mère in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word mère in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mère in French.

The word mère in French means mother, mother, mother, like a mother, mother, key, principal, founding, basic, mother, mother, barely out of the womb, still wet behind the ears, great-grandmother, mother-in-law, stepmother, the holy mother, Notre Dame de la Garde, good heavens, it rocks, it's amazing, it's cool, it's brilliant, it's awesome, motherboard, mainboard, system board, old-fashioned home cooking, from mother to daughter, dura mater, mother liquor, be a mother to, unmarried mother, grandmother, granny, old granny, maternal grandmother, paternal grandmother, swear on your mother's life, the devil makes work for idle hands, party blower, parent company, teenage mother, stay-at-home mother, single mother, strong mother, brave mother, courageous mother, mother, overprotective mother, overbearing mother, mother of a tribe, Mother Nature, wet nurse, homeland, motherland, surrogate mother, overprotective mother, mother superior, grandmother, Motherf***er!, motherless child, pia mater, folk remedy, home remedy, queen mother, queen mother, dragon, folk remedy, home remedy, bedrock, parent company, on my mother's life!, Go f*** yourself!, mother tincture. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mère

mother

nom féminin (femme qui nous a enfantés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre mère s'occupe beaucoup de nous.
Our mother takes good care of us.

mother

nom féminin (femme qui a enfanté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis la mère de ces cinq enfants.
I'm the mother of these five children.

mother

nom féminin (femelle d'un animal qui a eu des petits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiots tètent leur mère.
The puppies are suckling their mother.

like a mother

nom féminin (femme qui joue le rôle d'une mère)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Merci Christine, tu es une mère pour moi !
Thank you Christine; you're like a mother to me!

mother

nom féminin (religion : supérieure d'un couvent) (senior nun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les carmélites obéissent à leur mère supérieure.
The Carmelites obey their mother superior.

key, principal, founding, basic

adjectif (principale)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Définissez l'idée mère de ce livre.
Define this book's key idea.

mother

nom féminin (littéraire (source de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'oisiveté est la mère de tous les vices (proverbe).
Idleness is the mother of all vices (proverb).

mother

nom féminin (substance gélatineuse et flasque) (of vinegar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mère de vinaigre se forme naturellement dans un vinaigre laissé à l'air ambiant.
Mother of vinegar is naturally formed in a vinegar left open to the air.

barely out of the womb

locution adverbiale (tout juste né)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À peine sorti du ventre de sa mère, le bébé se mit à pleurer.

still wet behind the ears

locution adverbiale (figuré (encore jeune) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il ne peut pas être déjà papa : il est à peine sorti du ventre de sa mère !

great-grandmother

nom féminin (mère d'un grand-parent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon arrière-grand-mère vient de fêter ses 100 ans.

mother-in-law

nom féminin (mère du conjoint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Heureux sont les gendres appréciés par leur belle-mère .
Happy are the son-in-laws whose mother-in-laws appreciate them.

stepmother

nom féminin (nouvelle femme du père)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son père s'est remarié et Lise accepte bien sa belle-mère.
Her father remarried and Lisa has accepted her stepmother well.

the holy mother

nom féminin (Marie, mère de Jésus) (Christianity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les catholiques vénèrent la bonne mère.

Notre Dame de la Garde

nom féminin (surnom de la basilique de Marseille) (basilica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Regarde, un reportage sur Marseille ; je reconnais la Bonne Mère !

good heavens

interjection (familier, régionalisme (incroyable !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Bonne mère, je n'aurais pas cru ça de lui !

it rocks, it's amazing, it's cool, it's brilliant, it's awesome

(vulgaire (c'est super) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

motherboard, mainboard, system board

nom féminin (carte-électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La carte mère est un lieu d'échange d'informations au cœur de l'ordinateur.

old-fashioned home cooking

nom féminin (mets cuisiné de manière traditionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

from mother to daughter

locution adjectivale (transmis par la mère à ses filles)

dura mater

nom féminin (anatomie : méninge) (Medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La dure-mère est une membrane fibreuse qui tapisse la cavité intérieure du crâne.

mother liquor

nom féminin (eau résiduelle) (chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be a mother to

locution verbale (se comporter comme une mère pour [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

unmarried mother

nom féminin (vieilli, péjoratif (mère célibataire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les choses sont toujours compliquées à gérer pour les filles-mères.

grandmother

nom féminin (mère d'un parent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit chaperon rouge portait à sa grand-mère une galette et un petit pot de beurre.
Little Red Riding Hood took her grandmother a cake and a little pot of butter.

granny, old granny

nom féminin (familier (femme âgée) (can be pejorative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sacha, aide la grand-mère à traverser la rue.
Sasha, help the old lady across the street.

maternal grandmother

nom féminin (mère de la mère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère maternelle est née en 1910.

paternal grandmother

nom féminin (mère du père)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère paternelle est morte en 1996.

swear on your mother's life

locution verbale (familier (promettre très sérieusement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

the devil makes work for idle hands

(l'inactivité engendre des défauts)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

party blower

nom masculin (accessoire festif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parent company

nom féminin (siège social)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre maison mère est localisée dans le Loiret.

teenage mother

nom féminin (maman mineure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La scolarité des mères adolescentes est toujours difficile.

stay-at-home mother

nom féminin (mère ne travaillant pas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma femme est mère au foyer.

single mother

nom féminin (mère élevant ses enfants seule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

strong mother, brave mother, courageous mother

nom féminin (mère courageuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour élever ses enfants seule, il faut être une mère courage.
To bring up your children alone, you need to have a mother's courage and strength.

mother

nom féminin (mère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce sont les mères de famille qui devraient être les grandes perdantes de la réforme.

overprotective mother, overbearing mother

nom féminin (mère envahissante, trop présente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mother of a tribe

nom féminin (figuré (femme qui a beaucoup d'enfants) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous ces enfants sont à elle ? Eh oui, c'est une mère gigogne !

Mother Nature

nom féminin (la Nature) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut prendre soin de ce que Mère Nature nous a donné.

wet nurse

nom féminin (nourrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

homeland, motherland

nom féminin (emphase pour patrie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

surrogate mother

nom féminin (femme portant l'enfant d'une autre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce couple cherchait une mère porteuse.

overprotective mother

nom féminin (familier (mère trop protectrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mother superior

nom féminin (responsable d'un couvent) (religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grandmother

nom féminin (vieux (grand-mère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Petit Chaperon rouge traverse la forêt pour apporter un petit pot de beurre et une galette à sa mère-grand.

Motherf***er!

interjection (vulgaire (va te faire voir) (vulgar)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Le voyou répondit : « Nique ta mère ! » au policier qui le contrôlait.

motherless child

(enfant dont la mère est morte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la suite de l'accident, ils sont maintenant orphelins de mère.

pia mater

nom féminin (méninge) (brain membrane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pie-mère est la méninge inférieure qui est en contact avec la substance blanche du cerveau.

folk remedy, home remedy

nom féminin (recette familiale appréciée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

queen mother

nom féminin (mère du souverain) (mother of monarch)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

queen mother

nom féminin (veuve du roi) (king's widow)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dragon

nom féminin (figuré (femme dominante) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

folk remedy, home remedy

nom masculin (remède familial non allopathique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bedrock

nom féminin (substratum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La roche mère désigne de manière générale la partie superficielle de la croûte terrestre.

parent company

nom féminin (société de rattachement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on my mother's life!

(familier (juron) (oath)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Go f*** yourself!

interjection (vulgaire (insulte) (vulgar, offensive, slang)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Ta mère ! Occupe-toi de tes affaires !

mother tincture

nom féminin (macérât hydro-alcoolique de plante)

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