"bébête" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /be.bɛt/ Audio: Fr-bébête.ogg Forms: bébêtes [plural]
Etymology: Hypocoristic formed from bête (“stupid / beast”) via reduplication. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|bête||stupid / beast}} bête (“stupid / beast”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} bébête (plural bébêtes)
  1. silly, juvenile Categories (topical): People, Personality
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-adj-Hk4moyNJ Disambiguation of People: 70 0 1 29 Disambiguation of Personality: 48 5 6 40

Noun

IPA: /be.bɛt/ Audio: Fr-bébête.ogg Forms: bébêtes [plural]
Etymology: Hypocoristic formed from bête (“stupid / beast”) via reduplication. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|bête||stupid / beast}} bête (“stupid / beast”) 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 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 67 17
  3. (childish, colloquial) willy, wee-wee (penis) Tags: childish, colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-bébête-fr-noun-twAmPmPN Disambiguation of Personality: 48 5 6 40

Inflected forms

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