pépère
French
editEtymology
editReduplication of père. Compare Danish, Swedish, Norwegian farfar (“[paternal] grandfather”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpépère m (plural pépères)
- (childish) affectionate name for a male, such as honey, sweetie, baby (etc.)
- (Canada) grandfather (also spelled pépé)
See also
editAdjective
editpépère (plural pépères)
- (colloquial) easy, relaxed
- Synonyms: tranquille, débonnaire
- 2010, “Rhum pomme”, in No Parano, performed by Juliette:
- Dans mon p’tit bar qui paye pas d’mine / J’étais tranquille j’étais pépère / Avec mes copains de routine / Percolateur et pompe à bière
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
edit- “pépère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:Male family members