"minet" meaning in French

See minet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mi.nɛ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--minet.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-minet.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge) Forms: minets [plural], minette [feminine]
Etymology: From min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et. The first element is comparable to Provençal mino, as well as French minou, minon, minette, all of expressive origin. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|min-|-et|pos1=playful or endearing name for a cat}} min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et, {{cog|oc-pro|mino}} Provençal mino, {{cog|fr|minou}} French minou, {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=expressive}} expressive Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} minet m (plural minets, feminine minette)
  1. kitty; puss or pussy (cat) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-minet-fr-noun-JMprMA2I
  2. adolescent male, kid Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-minet-fr-noun-GS6lcXk-
  3. (gay slang) twink Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-minet-fr-noun-KPK4gh9- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias, French terms prefixed with min-, French terms suffixed with -et, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Cats Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 19 12 69 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with min-: 12 12 77 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of Cats: 28 7 65 Topics: LGBT

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "min-",
      "min-#French"
    ],
    [
      "-et",
      "-et#French"
    ],
    [
      "mino",
      "mino#Occitan"
    ],
    [
      "minou",
      "minou#French"
    ],
    [
      "minon",
      "minon#French"
    ],
    [
      "minette",
      "minette#French"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "min-",
        "3": "-et",
        "pos1": "playful or endearing name for a cat"
      },
      "expansion": "min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc-pro",
        "2": "mino"
      },
      "expansion": "Provençal mino",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "minou"
      },
      "expansion": "French minou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "title": "expressive"
      },
      "expansion": "expressive",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et. The first element is comparable to Provençal mino, as well as French minou, minon, minette, all of expressive origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minette",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "minet m (plural minets, feminine minette)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kitty; puss or pussy (cat)"
      ],
      "id": "en-minet-fr-noun-JMprMA2I",
      "links": [
        [
          "kitty",
          "kitty"
        ],
        [
          "puss",
          "puss"
        ],
        [
          "pussy",
          "pussy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adolescent male, kid"
      ],
      "id": "en-minet-fr-noun-GS6lcXk-",
      "links": [
        [
          "kid",
          "kid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms prefixed with min-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 15 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms suffixed with -et",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 16 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 16 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 7 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Cats",
          "orig": "fr:Cats",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "twink"
      ],
      "id": "en-minet-fr-noun-KPK4gh9-",
      "links": [
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "twink",
          "twink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gay slang) twink"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.nɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-Paris--minet.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Paris"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-minet.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Brétigny-sur-Orge",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "minet"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French onomatopoeias",
    "French terms prefixed with min-",
    "French terms suffixed with -et",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Cats"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "min-",
      "min-#French"
    ],
    [
      "-et",
      "-et#French"
    ],
    [
      "mino",
      "mino#Occitan"
    ],
    [
      "minou",
      "minou#French"
    ],
    [
      "minon",
      "minon#French"
    ],
    [
      "minette",
      "minette#French"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "min-",
        "3": "-et",
        "pos1": "playful or endearing name for a cat"
      },
      "expansion": "min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc-pro",
        "2": "mino"
      },
      "expansion": "Provençal mino",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "minou"
      },
      "expansion": "French minou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "title": "expressive"
      },
      "expansion": "expressive",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) + -et. The first element is comparable to Provençal mino, as well as French minou, minon, minette, all of expressive origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minets",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minette",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "minet m (plural minets, feminine minette)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kitty; puss or pussy (cat)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kitty",
          "kitty"
        ],
        [
          "puss",
          "puss"
        ],
        [
          "pussy",
          "pussy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adolescent male, kid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kid",
          "kid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French gay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "twink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "twink",
          "twink"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gay slang) twink"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.nɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-Paris--minet.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Fr-Paris--minet.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Paris"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-minet.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Brétigny-sur-Orge",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Pamputt-minet.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "minet"
}

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