filleul
French
Etymology
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.