mémère

French

Alternative forms

• mémé

Etymology

Reduplication of mère. Compare Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian mormor (“[maternal] grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.mɛʁ/

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Noun

mémère f (plural mémères)

1. (childish) affectionate name for a female; honey, sweetie, baby
2. (North America) grandmother

See also

• pépère

Further reading

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

Paronyms

• Mamère
• mammaire