frœur

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French

Etymology

Blend of frère (brother) +‎ sœur (sister).

Pronunciation

Noun

frœur gender-neutral (plural frœurs)

  1. (neologism, gender-neutral, nonstandard, rare) sibling
    Synonym: adelphe
    • 1998, Michel Le Bourhis, Albert a la berlue, Rageot, page 117:
      Pierre-Marie, c’est le nom que j’ai donné à mon petit frœur.
      Pierre-Marie is the name that I gave to my younger sibling.
    • 2018, Sophie Labelle, Ciel : Comment survivre aux deux prochaines minutes, Éditions Hurtubise, page 25:
      J’avais l’impression qu’elle voulait me voler mon rôle de frœur.
      I had the feeling that she was trying to rob me of my role as a sibling.
    • 2020, Laura Cárdenas, “Lines Drawn in Blood: A Comparative Perspective on the Accommodation of Blended Families in Succession Law”, in McGill Law Journal, volume 65, number 4, page 573:
      Cet article se concentre sur la manière dont le droit des successions affecte les familles recomposées : est-ce qu’un.e enfant peut hériter du beau-père intestat avec qui l’enfant a grandi si son acte de naissance ne liste pas le beau-père; l’enfant de l’un.e des conjoint.e.s reçoit-iel, comme prévu, la totalité de la succession de ce parent si le parent prédécède saon conjoint.e; la « demi-sœur » cadette d’un.e intestat reçoit-elle autant qu’un.e frœur aîné.e qui s’est détaché.e de la personne défunte depuis longtemps?
      This article focuses on the way laws on inheritance treat blended families: whether a stepchild can inherit, upon intestacy, from the father they grew up with if he is not listed on their birth certificate; whether, as intended, the child of one of the spouses really receives their parent’s full estate if this parent predeceases their spouse; whether an intestate’s younger “half-sister” receives as much as an estranged older sibling.