"le compère" translated as "old Pa". Does compère have a different meaning to accomplice/fiend in this context?

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"le compère" translated as "old Pa". Does compère have a different meaning to accomplice/fiend in this context?

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "La Mère Michel (Comptines de France)"

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Martin,

This is an interesting question and it got me thinking.

I take it to mean 'partner' in the story and of course, it rhymes with 'Mère'.

You might find the following page interesting -

https://frenchmoments.eu/cest-la-mere-michel/#t-1673875069603

Bonne Continuation !

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"le compère" translated as "old Pa". Does compère have a different meaning to accomplice/fiend in this context?

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