frother

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verb

To comfort.

OriginMiddle English frotheren ← Old English frōferian ← Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan →
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Meanings

frother1

verbfrother (third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered)

present singular third person frothers · participle present frothering · participle past frothered · past frothered

  1. dialectalTo comfort.
  2. dialectalTo feed.

frother2

nounfrother (plural frothers)

plural frothers

  1. dialectalA machine that generates froth

    There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.

    2009 January 14, Harold Mcgee, “For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...”, in New York Times

Origin

frother · verb

  1. Proto-West Germanic*frōbrijan“to give solace or comfort”
  2. Old Englishfrōferian
  3. Middle Englishfrotheren
  4. Englishfrother

From Middle English frotheren, alteration of Middle English frovren, from Old English frōferian, frōfrian, frēfrian (“to console, comfort”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to give solace or comfort”), of unclear origin. Cognate with Old Saxon frōvrian (“to console, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobren (“to console, comfort, help, assist”).

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frother · noun

From froth + -er.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 奶泡器
  • 奶泡器 (nǎipàoqì)a machine that generates froth
Dutch melkklopper, melkschuimer
  • melkkloppera machine that generates froth
  • melkschuimera machine that generates froth
Finnish vaahdotin
  • vaahdotina machine that generates froth
German Milchaufschäumer, Milchschäumer
  • Milchaufschäumera machine that generates froth
  • Milchschäumera machine that generates froth
Italian montalatte, cappuccinatore
  • montalattea machine that generates froth
  • cappuccinatorea machine that generates froth
Polish spieniacz, spieniarka
  • spieniacza machine that generates froth
  • spieniarkaa machine that generates froth
Portuguese espumador
  • espumadora machine that generates froth
Russian вспе́ниватель, пеногенера́тор
  • вспе́ниватель (vspénivatelʹ)a machine that generates froth
  • пеногенера́тор (penogenerátor)a machine that generates froth
  • пенообразова́тель (penoobrazovátelʹ)a machine that generates froth
  • капучина́тор (kapučinátor)a machine that generates froth
  • пеновзбива́тель (penovzbivátelʹ)a machine that generates froth
Turkish süt köpürtücü
  • süt köpürtücüa machine that generates froth
Cite this entry
APA

frother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frother

MLA

“frother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frother. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frother,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frother.

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