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The French often like to tease those they love, so it’s no surprise that you’ll run into many pet names that would horrify anybody else.

Mon fiancé (M), ma fiancée (F): does not necessarily mean you are engagedĪdvertisement Strange or risqué French phrases.

Ma moitié: My half, similar to my better half.

Ma meuf (F): Used to be ghetto but is now used quite widely.

Mon jules (M): as above, but a bit outdated.

Ma nénette (F): same as above, but a little more outdated.

Mon amoureux(M), mon amoureuse (F): My lover some people will say this to children, as it does not necessarily mean someone you bed, but it’s honestly a little creepy.

Very old fashioned.įor lovers only: intimate French terms of endearment

Ma mie (F): The soft white part of bread.

Mon p’tit bout: literally, “my little bit”.

Ma belle (F): My pretty, like the Beatles song Michelle, ma belleĪdvertisement Less common French pet namesĪll these French terms of endearment can also be used as nicknames or to refer to the people you love:.

Poupette(F): Derived from poupée, my dolly.Mamour: My love contraction of mon or ma with amour.Mon loulou (M), ma louloute (F): No translation.Ma choupinette (F): Derived from chou and choupine, which means cute.Mon poulet (M), ma poule (F): My chicken.Ma cocotte (F): Childish word for chicken.Ma crevette (F): My shrimp, often used for people of small stature.Mon biquet (M), ma biquette(F): My goat.These start with mon (M) or ma (F), depending on the noun’s gender: Most can be used for men (M), women (F), or children. No matter what the literal translation, the following terms of endearment generally have the same or similar meaning to calling someone sweetie pie, pooky face, honey bunny, cheeky poo… you get the drift. Many French terms of endearment sound strange – sometimes even like insults – to English speakers, and apparently were born on a farm.

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