bonne femme

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔn fɛm/
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Noun

bonne femme f (plural bonnes femmes)

(informal, usually ironic or endearing) female equivalent of bonhomme: a woman, often elderly; an old wife
- 1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, →ISBN, page 82:
  Graham aimait défendre les bonnes femmes, et discourir sur la compréhension, sur la compassion.
  Graham liked to defend women, and to talk at length about understanding and compassion.

Derived terms

conte de bonne femme (“old wives' tale”)
remède de bonne femme (“folk remedy”)

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