"mémère" meaning in French

See mémère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /me.mɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-pisse-mémère.wav Forms: mémères [plural], mémé [alternative]
Etymology: Reduplication of mère. Compare Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian mormor (“[maternal] grandmother”). Etymology templates: {{reduplication|fr|mère}} Reduplication of mère, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|no|mormor|t=􂀿maternal􂁀 grandmother}} Norwegian mormor (“[maternal] grandmother”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mémère f (plural mémères)
  1. (childish) affectionate name for a female; honey, sweetie, baby Tags: childish, feminine Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-mémère-fr-noun-vLLAstH9 Disambiguation of Female family members: 87 13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (North America) grandmother Tags: North-America, feminine
    Sense id: en-mémère-fr-noun-wE2HqnCn Categories (other): North American French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pépère

Inflected forms

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        "1": "da",
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      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Swedish",
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            "People",
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            "Human",
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            "Sociology",
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    },
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