bébête

French

Etymology

Hypocoristic formed from bête (“stupid / beast”) via reduplication.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /be.bɛt/
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Adjective

bébête (plural bébêtes)

silly, juvenile

Noun

bébête f (plural bébêtes)

fool, idiot
(children, colloquial) animal, beastie, critter

Further reading

“bébête” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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