Feminine
fille
Sentences
La jeune fille 👧 semble partager ses sentiments .
The girl seems to share his feelings.
Elle 👩 est la fille 👧 du journaliste italien 🇮🇹/🇻🇦 Gianni Clerici.
She is the daughter of Italian journalist Gianni Clerici.
Meaning
- girl
- daughter
- (slang) prostitute, wench
Concepts
young woman
fille
cyprian
swain
damoiselle
female child
sporting lady
young girl
damosel
common rudd
female offspring
girl child
jeune fille
little daughter
cleaning lady
cleaning woman
damozel
fancy woman
Synonyms
petite fille
filette
fris
jeune garçon
jeune personne
mon petit
descendance femelle
saloparde
prostituée de la rue
mon petit gars
gardon rouge
frisont
lassie
cotchine
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fij/
Etymology
In summary
* (daughter): From Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia. * (slang, prostitute): By ellipsis of the euphemisms fille des rues (“girl of the streets”), fille de joie (“girl of joy”), fille publique (“public girl”), and others like them that signify "prostitute".
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