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fille.

girl

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/fij/[fɪj]Quebec

  1. girl

    feminine
    Toutes les filles n'aiment pas jouer avec des poupées.

  2. daughter

    feminine
    Je vous présente mes fils, Gérard-Marcel et Pierre-Vincent, et mes filles, Marie-Léonore et Jacqueline-Hélène.

  3. prostitute, wench

    feminine · slang
    Il buvait et courait les filles avant qu'il ne contracte la cirrhose et la blennorragie.
Where this word comes from

* (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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