filleul

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fillol, filiol, from Latin fīliolus (“young son”) (compare glaïeul, tilleul), from fīlius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.jœl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

filleul m (plural filleuls, feminine filleule)

1. godson

Related terms

• fils
• parrain (godfather)
• marraine (godmother)

Further reading

• “filleul”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.