bonne
Americannoun
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a maid-servant.
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a child's nurse.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bonne
Literally, “good (feminine)”
Example Sentences
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It’s the bonne chance, as we say in French.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Most of the letter was penned by a secretary but features six lines of Mary's writing and is signed "votre bien bonne amye, Marie", meaning "your good friend".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2022
You can even add “Alexa, bonne nuit” to the same routine thanks to Amazon’s support for multilingual households.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2021
She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne m4nagdre, going and coming as it suited her fancy, and, so far as she was able, lending herself to any passing caprice.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
At a rally in Paris, about 500 women proclaimed their solidarity with Diallo: "Nous sommes toutes les bonnes."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2011
In Paris, the old-fashioned bonnes are few and far between.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whan ye be , ye have good : whan ye have , ye Quant uous estes nantis, uous aues bonnes arres: quant uous aues bonnes arres, uous be. estes nantis.
From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles
Three children with their attendant bonnes passed them while they were so occupied, and one small toddler of four or five stopped and regarded the silent couple before him.
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy
Whan thou art possessed, thou hast good earnes: whan thou hast non earnes, thou art nat Quant tu es nantis, tu as bonnes arres: quant tu nas nulles arres, tu nes point possessed. nantis.
From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Du Wés, Giles
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