mère-grand

French

Etymology

From mère +‎ grand.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ.ɡʁɑ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

mère-grand f (plural mères-grand)

  1. (informal, old-fashioned) grandma
    Synonyms: grand-mère, grand-maman, aïeule, mamie, mémé, mémère, bonne-maman
    • Le Petit Chaperon rouge traverse la forêt pour apporter un petit pot de beurre et une galette à sa mère-grand.
      Little Red Riding Hood went through the forest to take a little pot of butter and a cake to her grandma.
      (Le Petit Chaperon rouge / "Little Red Riding Hood", by Charles Perrault)

References
  • Collins Robert French Dictionary, 2012, HarperCollins Publishers, page 592. →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.