"cadet" meaning in French

See cadet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ka.dɛ/ Audio: Fr-cadet.ogg Forms: cadette [feminine], cadets [masculine, plural], cadettes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan capdet, from Late Latin capitellum (“small head”). Doublet of chapiteau, cadeau, and caudillo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|oc|capdet}} Borrowed from Occitan capdet, {{der|fr|LL.|capitellum||small head}} Late Latin capitellum (“small head”), {{doublet|fr|chapiteau|cadeau|caudillo}} Doublet of chapiteau, cadeau, and caudillo Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cadet (feminine cadette, masculine plural cadets, feminine plural cadettes)
  1. (family) younger, youngest
    Sense id: en-cadet-fr-adj-OFRs-XV4 Categories (other): French terms with collocations

Noun

IPA: /ka.dɛ/ Audio: Fr-cadet.ogg Forms: cadets [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan capdet, from Late Latin capitellum (“small head”). Doublet of chapiteau, cadeau, and caudillo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|oc|capdet}} Borrowed from Occitan capdet, {{der|fr|LL.|capitellum||small head}} Late Latin capitellum (“small head”), {{doublet|fr|chapiteau|cadeau|caudillo}} Doublet of chapiteau, cadeau, and caudillo Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cadet m (plural cadets)
  1. cadet, student officer Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cadet-fr-noun-Bi88pP62
  2. junior sportsperson, young player Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cadet-fr-noun-U9NvTnBe
  3. a younger sibling Tags: masculine Synonyms: puîné
    Sense id: en-cadet-fr-noun-6T~rjmd2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 18 25 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cadet des soucis de Related terms: benjamin

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Occitan capdet, from Late Latin capitellum (“small head”). Doublet of chapiteau, cadeau, and caudillo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cadets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cadet m (plural cadets)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "benjamin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cadet, student officer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cadet",
          "cadet#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "junior sportsperson, young player"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a younger sibling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sibling",
          "sibling"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puîné"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.dɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-cadet.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Fr-cadet.ogg/Fr-cadet.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Fr-cadet.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cadet"
}

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