bonne
Americannoun
plural
bonnes-
a maid-servant.
-
a child's nurse.
noun
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
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
As always, Greenspan's books are fantastically readable, with notes and sidebars on things like silicone spatulas and coulis, which are here, charmingly, called "bonne idees."
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2014
She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne ménagère, 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
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