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maman
A1 noun Famille
🇬🇧 English: mother
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Définition

🇫🇷 French (EU)
noun

Mère.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A female parent. The informal word is 'mum' (British English) or 'mom' (American English).

Grammaire

🇫🇷 French (EU)

Gender: féminin (la/une). Pluriel: mamans.

🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: mothers. Informal equivalents: mum (UK), mom (US), mummy, mama. Common collocations: mother tongue (your first language), grandmother, mother-in-law, motherly.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Mother's Day (called Mothering Sunday in the UK) is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent in Britain, and in May in the US and Australia. 'Mother tongue' means the first language you learned as a child. 'Mother Nature' refers to the natural world personified as a woman.

Exemples

La maman embrasse son bébé.

"La maman embrasse son bébé."

🇬🇧 "The mother kisses her baby."

La maman a soulevé son enfant en l'air.

"La maman a soulevé son enfant en l'air."

🇬🇧 "The mother lifted her child into the air."

Texte à trous 🇫🇷 French (EU)

La ___ embrasse son bébé.

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