bonne

[ bawn ]

/ bɔn /

noun, plural bonnes [bawn] /bɔn/. French.

a maid-servant.

a child's nurse.

Nearby words

Origin of bonne

literally, good (feminine)

Definition for bonne (2 of 2)

à la bonne heure

[ a la baw nœr ]

/ a la bɔ ˈnœr /

French.

adverb

at the right moment.

adjective

well and good; just right; excellent.

Origin of à la bonne heure

literally, at the good hour

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Examples from the Web for bonne

"I'm the mayor of La Bonne Soupe on Foursquare," she said proudly.
Google's Mobile Matchmaker|David Kirkpatrick|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Are there not—the bonne bouche comes at last—priests and deacons?
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence
But bonne maman was not at all satisfied with this evasion and saw that the prayer was taught to me.
A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It was the one bonne bouche of all the good things he would eventually learn to eat—the spring beauty.
The Grizzly King|James Oliver Curwood

With emotion Napoleon replied simply: "Bonne femme: bonne Josephine elle m'aimeit vraiment."
Royal Palaces and Parks of France|Milburg Francisco Mansfield
She bonne scholare an' tak prize when leetle gal at seminare.'
In the Van; or, The Builders|John Price-Brown

British Dictionary definitions for bonne

bonne

/ French (bɔn) /

noun

a housemaid or female servant

Word Origin for bonne

C18: from feminine of bon good

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