bonne femme

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔn fɛm/

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Noun

bonne femme f (plural bonnes femmes)

1. (informal, usually ironic or endearing) female equivalent of bonhomme: a woman, often elderly; an old wife
   • 1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, →ISBN, page 82:

     Graham aimait défendre les bonnes femmes, et discourir sur la compréhension, sur la compassion.

     Graham liked to defend women, and to talk at length about understanding and compassion.

Derived terms

• conte de bonne femme (“old wives' tale”)
• remède de bonne femme (“folk remedy”)