fillâtre

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fillâtre

  • \fi.jɑtʁ\

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De l’ancien français fillastre, du latin filiaster (« beau-fils »)

noun fillâtres · filiâtre · filliâtre · filsâtre

  1. dated, Famille Enfant du nouvel époux ou de la nouvelle épouse. Bel-enfant, beau-fils, belle-fille.
  2. Mauvais beau-fils, mauvaise belle-fille.
  3. Mauvais fils, mauvaise fille.

In English

  • stepson son of one's spouse and not of oneself
  • stepdaughter daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself
  • stepchild the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner

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MLA

"fillâtre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/fill%C3%A2tre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fillâtre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fill%C3%A2tre

Chicago

"fillâtre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fill%C3%A2tre.

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@misc{filla_tre_2026,
  title = {fillâtre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fill%C3%A2tre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}