"vieille fille" meaning in French

See vieille fille in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vjɛj fij/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-vieille fille.wav Forms: vieilles filles [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vieille fille f (plural vieilles filles)
  1. spinster, old maid Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-vieille_fille-fr-noun-zX7nfwof Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vieille fille meaning in French (1.5kB)

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