"bébé" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /be.be/ Audio: Fr-bébé.ogg Forms: bébés [plural]
Etymology: Nickname given to Nicolas Ferry, renowned throughout Europe as the court dwarf of the Polish King Stanisław Leszczyński. Possibly derived from bab- (babiller, babine) rather than adapted from English baby, although this may have contributed to the diffusion of the word. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|en|baby}} English baby Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bébé m (plural bébés)
  1. baby Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Age Derived forms: bébé Cadum, dormir comme un bébé, jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain, refiler le bébé

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Finnish: bébé",
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: bebé, bebê (Brazil)",
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: bebé, bebê (Brazil)"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: bebe",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: bebe"
    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bebé",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: bebé"
    }
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "refiler le bébé"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Meanwhile the Princesse de Luxembourg had offered us her hand and from time to time, while she chatted to the Marquise, turned to bestow a kindly glance on my grandmother and myself, with that embryonic kiss which we put into our smiles when they are addressed to a baby out with its “Nana.”.",
          "ref": "1919, Marcel Proust, À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleur:",
          "text": "Cependant la princesse de Luxembourg nous avait tendu la main et, de temps en temps, tout en causant avec la marquise, elle se détournait pour poser de doux regards sur ma grand’mère et sur moi, avec cet embryon de baiser qu’on ajoute au sourire quand celui-ci s’adresse à un bébé avec sa nounou.",
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    },
    {
      "word": "dormir comme un bébé"
    },
    {
      "word": "jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain"
    },
    {
      "word": "refiler le bébé"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: bebé, bebê (Brazil)"
    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: bebe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "bebé",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: bebé"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "bébé m (plural bébés)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French countable nouns",
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        "French nouns",
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        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French undefined derivations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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        "fr:Age"
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        {
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          "ref": "1919, Marcel Proust, À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleur:",
          "text": "Cependant la princesse de Luxembourg nous avait tendu la main et, de temps en temps, tout en causant avec la marquise, elle se détournait pour poser de doux regards sur ma grand’mère et sur moi, avec cet embryon de baiser qu’on ajoute au sourire quand celui-ci s’adresse à un bébé avec sa nounou.",
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        }
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          "baby"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/be.be/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Fr-b%C3%A9b%C3%A9.ogg/Fr-b%C3%A9b%C3%A9.ogg.mp3",
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    }
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}

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