"bonne femme" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɔn fɛm/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bonne femme.wav Forms: bonnes femmes [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bonne femme f (plural bonnes femmes)
  1. (informal, usually ironic or endearing) female equivalent of bonhomme: a woman, often elderly; an old wife Tags: endearing, feminine, form-of, informal, ironic, usually Form of: bonhomme (extra: a woman, often elderly; an old wife) Derived forms: conte de bonne femme (english: old wives' tale), remède de bonne femme (english: folk remedy)
    Sense id: en-bonne_femme-fr-noun-v8-d099~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "english": "old wives' tale",
          "word": "conte de bonne femme"
        },
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          "english": "folk remedy",
          "word": "remède de bonne femme"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Graham liked to defend women, and to talk at length about understanding and compassion.",
          "ref": "1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, page 82",
          "text": "Graham aimait défendre les bonnes femmes, et discourir sur la compréhension, sur la compassion.",
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          "bonhomme",
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      "word": "conte de bonne femme"
    },
    {
      "english": "folk remedy",
      "word": "remède de bonne femme"
    }
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          "ref": "1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, page 82",
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          "bonhomme",
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