Feminine
fille
Sentences
Meaning
- (feminine) girl
- (feminine) daughter
- (feminine, slang) prostitute, wench
Concepts
young woman
fille
cyprian
damozel
Synonyms
petite fille
filette
fris
jeune garçon
jeune personne
mon petit
descendance femelle
Translations
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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