"employée" meaning in English

See employée in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɒmplɔɪˈeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(ˌ)ɒ̃-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/ [General-American], /ˌɑmplɔɪˈeɪ/ [General-American] Forms: employées [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French employée. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|employée|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French employée, {{bor+|en|fr|employée}} Borrowed from French employée Head templates: {{en-noun}} employée (plural employées)
  1. (dated) A female employee. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-employée-en-noun-LY7nSpcZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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