nounours

French

Etymology

Reduplication of un ours (“a bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nu.nuʁs/

Noun

nounours m (plural nounours)

teddy bear
(by extension) A very affectionate person.

Derived terms

bisounours

Further reading

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

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