mère fondatrice
French, noun/mɛʁ fɔ̃.da.tʁis/
mère fondatrice is a French feminine noun meaning “founding mother (woman who founded something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fondatrice d’une congrégation ou d’une communauté religieuse”.
What does mère fondatrice mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefounding mother (woman who founded something)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fondatrice d’une congrégation ou d’une communauté religieuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mère fondatrice
- mères fondatrices plural
- père fondateur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mère fondatrice?
- /mɛʁ fɔ̃.da.tʁis/
- \mɛʁ fɔ̃.da.tʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.