môme

See also: mome

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mom/

Noun

môme m or f (plural mômes)

1. (colloquial) kid, brat
   • 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

1. (colloquial) chick, bird (girl)

Further reading

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