famille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French famille, borrowed from Latin familia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.mij/
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Rhymes: -ij

Noun

famille f (plural familles)

family (group of related people)
(biology) family

Derived terms

Descendants

Haitian Creole: fanmi
→ Luxembourgish: Famill

References

Etymology and history of “famille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

“famille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Noun

famille f (plural familles)

(Guernsey) Alternative form of fomille

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