"bébête" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /be.bɛt/ Audio: Fr-bébête.ogg Forms: bébêtes [plural]
Etymology: Hypocoristic formed from bête (“stupid / beast”) via reduplication. Head templates: {{fr-adj}} bébête (plural bébêtes)
  1. silly, juvenile Categories (topical): People, Personality
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-adj-Hk4moyNJ Disambiguation of People: 99 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Personality: 73 8 9 10

Noun [French]

IPA: /be.bɛt/ Audio: Fr-bébête.ogg Forms: bébêtes [plural]
Etymology: Hypocoristic formed from bête (“stupid / beast”) via reduplication. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bébête f (plural bébêtes)
  1. fool, idiot Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-noun-Bb8LxHSx
  2. (childish, colloquial) animal, beastie, critter Tags: childish, colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-noun-6YXFhIyU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 3 73 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 85 9
  3. (childish, colloquial) willy, wee-wee (penis) Tags: childish, colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-noun-twAmPmPN

Inflected forms

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            "Fundamental"
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ],
        [
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          "juvenile"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "fool",
          "fool"
        ],
        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
        ]
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      ]
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        },
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          "_dis": "3 3 85 9",
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        }
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        "animal, beastie, critter"
      ],
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          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "beastie",
          "beastie"
        ],
        [
          "critter",
          "critter"
        ]
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        "(childish, colloquial) animal, beastie, critter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "childish",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You learn about the secret life\nOf people who are self-conscious about their willy\nOr those who think it's smart\nTo show off their schlong",
          "ref": "1974, Pierre Perret, Le Zizi:",
          "text": "On apprend la vie secrète\nDes angoissés d’ la bébête\nOu de ceux qui trouvent dégourdi\nDe montrer leur bigoudi",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "willy, wee-wee (penis)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bébête-fr-noun-twAmPmPN",
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          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "willy",
          "willy"
        ],
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          "wee-wee",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "colloquial",
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      ]
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "fr:Personality"
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "French colloquialisms"
      ],
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      ],
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          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
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        ],
        [
          "beastie",
          "beastie"
        ],
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          "critter",
          "critter"
        ]
      ],
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        "(childish, colloquial) animal, beastie, critter"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "French colloquialisms",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "You learn about the secret life\nOf people who are self-conscious about their willy\nOr those who think it's smart\nTo show off their schlong",
          "ref": "1974, Pierre Perret, Le Zizi:",
          "text": "On apprend la vie secrète\nDes angoissés d’ la bébête\nOu de ceux qui trouvent dégourdi\nDe montrer leur bigoudi",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "willy, wee-wee (penis)"
      ],
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          "childish",
          "childish"
        ],
        [
          "willy",
          "willy"
        ],
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          "wee-wee",
          "wee-wee"
        ]
      ],
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        "(childish, colloquial) willy, wee-wee (penis)"
      ],
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        "childish",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
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