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mignon

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnjɒn/

The English word “mignon” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Small and cute; pretty in a delicate way; dainty.

noun

  1. A cute or pretty person; a dandy; a pretty child.
  2. One of the court favourites of Henry III of France.

Etymology

From French mignon, from Middle French mignon (“lover, darling, favourite”), from Old French mignon (“dainty, pleasing, gentle, kind”), from Frankish *minnju (“love, friendship, affection, memory”), from Proto-Germanic *minjō (“affectionate thought, care”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Cognate with Old High German minna (“love, care, affection, desire, memory”), Old Saxon minnia…

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