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niais.

caught in the nest

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/njɛ//ni.ɛ/

  1. caught in the nest

    obsolete

  2. inexperienced, green

  3. silly, vacuous, stupid

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.

noun/njɛ//ni.ɛ/

  1. buffoon, fool

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French niés, from a Vulgar Latin *nīdācem, derived from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.

verb/njɛ//ni.ɛ/

  1. first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier

    first-person · form-of · imperfect · indicative · second-person · singular
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