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môme

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French

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Etymology

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Probably imitative of a child's first attempts at speech.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mom/
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Noun

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môme m or f by sense (plural mômes)

  1. (colloquial) kid, brat
  2. (colloquial) chick, bird (girl)
    • 1961, “Nous Deux”, in Récital À L'Alhambra, performed by Léo Ferré:
      Ils sont partis sans crier gare / Avec leurs mômes et leurs guitares / Nos frères gitans de Saint-Ouen
      They left without warning / With their girls and their guitars / Our gypsy brothers from Saint-Ouen

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