comare

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comare f sing (pl.: comari) (equivalente masculine: padrino)

  1. (regionale) testimone di nozze di una sposa
  2. (regionale) donna che rappresenta la madre di chi deve ricevere battesimo o cresima
  3. (regionale) levatrice
  4. (regionale, popolare) la morte
co | mà | re

IPA: /koˈma.re/

di latino commatre: cum (con) e mater (madre), ovvero “chi rappresenta legalmente la futura madre”

Donna che al battesimo e alla cresima fa le veci dalla madre
Donna que aiuta la sposa
levatrice