Maîtresse

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Lehrerin meines Kindes , 🇪🇸 maestra de mi hijo/a , 🇮🇹 l’insegnante di mio figlio , 🇵🇹 professora , 🇨🇳 女老师 , 🇯🇵 女教師 , 🇰🇷 여자 선생님 , 🇸🇦 مرأة مدرس , 🇮🇳 मेरे बच्चे की स्कूल की शिक्षिका

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Etymology

Maîtresse is the feminine form of the French noun **maître**, which comes from Old French *maistre* and ultimately from Latin *magister* “teacher, master” (Latin *magister* in turn derived from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *meh- “to think, to do”). In the Middle Ages the feminine suffix **‑esse** was added to form *maîtresse*, a word that has long denoted a female teacher, especially one in charge of a school.

Synonyms

Enseignante Professeur Maître d'école Professeure Enseignante scolaire Professeure d'enseignement Maître d'enseignement

Antonyms

élève apprenant étudiant disciple pupille