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fille

girl

noun fee-yuh Common

Also means

daughter

Usage Note

Fille means both girl and daughter, so context decides — ma fille is my daughter, while une jeune fille is a young girl. Add petite and petite-fille becomes granddaughter, while the once-neutral fille de joie is an old euphemism best left in history books.

Examples

"Leur fille a cinq ans."

Natural Translation

Their daughter is five.

Literal Translation

Their daughter has five years

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