môme

See also: mome

French

Etymology

Probably imitative of a child's first attempts at speech.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mom/

Noun

môme m or f (plural mômes)

(colloquial) kid, brat
- 1961, “Nous Deux”, in Récital À L'Alhambra, performed by Léo Ferré:
  Ils sont partis sans crier gare / Avec leurs mômes et leurs guitares / Nos frères gitans de Saint-Ouen
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
(colloquial) chick, bird (girl)

Further reading

“môme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.