filleul

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fi.jœl/
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Noun

filleul m (plural filleuls, feminine filleule)

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.

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