baderne
French, noun/ba.dɛʁn/
baderne is a French feminine noun meaning “fogey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grosse tresse à trois, quatre et même cinq torons, qui sert principalement à garnir les endroits qu’on veut…”.
What does baderne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefogey
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grosse tresse à trois, quatre et même cinq torons, qui sert principalement à garnir les endroits qu’on veut préserver du frottement ou de l’humidité. 2. Officier, homme âgé à l’esprit raide, borné.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of baderne
- badernes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baderne?
- /ba.dɛʁn/
- \ba.dɛʁn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baderne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baderne in French?
baderne appears about once in every 38 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).