Family Members

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Often called 'maman' informally.

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Often called 'papa' informally.

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Usually used in plural ('les parents') to mean parents.

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The circumflex accent distinguishes it from other words.

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Uses the œ ligature.

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The final 's' in 'fils' is pronounced.

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Also means 'girl' in other contexts.

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Elides to l' before a vowel or mute h.

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Plural takes an 's' on the first noun component: grands-pères.

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Often called 'mamie' informally.

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Used primarily in the plural form.

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Elides to l' before the vowel 'o'.

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Often called 'tata' informally.

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Used for a male cousin.

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Used for a female cousin.

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Synonym: époux.

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Also means 'woman'.

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Feminine singular noun.

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Takes acute accents on both 'e's.

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Plural ends in -x.

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Feminine noun with a grave accent.

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Used for both stepfather and father-in-law.

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Used for both stepmother and mother-in-law.

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Plural 'fils' remains unchanged.

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Compound noun agreeing in the feminine plural.