demi-pensionnaire

French

Etymology

From demi-pension +‎ -aire or demi +‎ pensionnaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.mi.pɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛʁ/

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Noun

demi-pensionnaire m or f by sense (plural demi-pensionnaires)

1. (education) day boarder (a school student who stays for lunch breaks and cannot leave his establishment at that time)

   Antonyms: externe, interne, pensionnaire

Related terms

• demi-pension
• pensionnat

 

Further reading

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