aîné
French
Alternative forms
- ainé (since the 1990 spelling reform)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French aisné, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French aisné, contraction of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French ainz (“before”) + né (“born”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
aîné (feminine aînée, masculine plural aînés, feminine plural aînées)
Noun
aîné m (plural aînés, feminine aînée)
- eldest (boy)
- older brother
- elder
- old person
Antonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “aîné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.