Inherited from Vulgar Latin patrastrum, derivative of Latin pater. By surface analysis, padre +‎ -astro.

• IPA^(key): /paˈdɾastɾo/ [paˈð̞ɾas.t̪ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -astɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧dras‧tro

padrastro m (plural padrastros, feminine madrastra, feminine plural madrastras)

1. stepfather
2. hangnail

• → Tagalog: padrastro

• “padrastro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• padrasto

Borrowed from Spanish padrastro.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /padˈɾastɾo/ [pɐd̪ˈɾas.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -astɾo
• Syllabification: pad‧ras‧tro

padrastro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜇᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

1. stepfather

   Synonyms: amang-panguman, amain, tiyuhin, tiyo, tiyong

   Coordinate term: madrastra