bonne

American  

[bawn] / bɔn /

noun

French.

plural

bonnes

1. a maid-servant.

2. a child's nurse.

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bonne British  

/ bɔn /

noun

1. a housemaid or female servant

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Etymology

Origin of bonne

Literally, “good (feminine)”

Example Sentences

“And speaking of parties, I must go, for I have a luncheon engagement at a charming French café in town. Bonne chance on your expedition, little foster children!”

From Literature

The most decadent oatmeal I’ve ever had came from a room-service tray: heavy cream, three pats of melting salted butter, a tiny jar of Bonne Maman strawberry jam and a tin of spiced nuts.

From Salon

Here, in a light-filled room whose ceiling blooms with almost Surreal apple forms, the building’s owners — the publicity-shy Gervoson-Chapoulart family that’s behind Andros, the company whose brands include those cute little pots of Bonne Maman jam — have installed the chef Oscar Garcia.

From New York Times

Roque, an economist by profession, worked for the Cuban government before a political rupture that drew international attention in 1997 when, together with three other Cubans — Félix Bonne, René Gómez Manzano and Vladimiro Roca — she created the Internal Dissidence Working Group and signed a declaration titled “The Homeland belongs to everyone,” calling for political and economic openness.

From Seattle Times

It’s the bonne chance, as we say in French.

From Salon