nounours

French

Etymology

Reduplication of un ours (“a bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.nuʁs/

Noun

nounours m (plural nounours)

1. teddy bear
2. (by extension) a very affectionate person

Derived terms

• bisounours

Further reading

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