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‖ madre, n.
(ˈmadre, Sp. maðrə)
[It., Sp.]
Mother. Chiefly in exclamatory phrases, as Madre de Dios (It. Madre di Dio) [lit. ‘mother of God’], Madre mia! [lit. ‘mother mine’] (cf. Mamma mia s.v. mamma n.1 d).
1815F. Burney Let. 27 July in Jrnls. & Lett. (1980) VIII. 458 Dearest Madre, I came here yesterday [etc.]. 1964J. Masters Trial at Monomoy ii. 49 Madre mia, why did people have to come when they were least wanted? 1971H. MacInnes Message from Malaga (1972) xii. 181 ‘Oh, Madre de Dios,’ she said impatiently. ‘How should I know?’ 1972B. Lillie Every Other Inch a Lady (1973) xii. 225 The future Duke of Edinburgh..used to call Cobina, Sr., ‘madre’. 1973M. Catto Sam Casanova vi. 126 Madre di Dio, what are we going to do? 1987Life Dec. 133/2 Outside, American expatriates cheer the Sandinistas. Madre de Dios, what happens next? |