famille

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French famille, borrowed from Latin familia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.mij/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ij

Noun

famille f (plural familles)

  1. family (group of related people)
  2. (biology) family

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: fanmi
  • Luxembourgish: Famill

References

Further reading

Norman

Noun

famille f (plural familles)

  1. (Guernsey) Alternative form of fomille