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birbe

French, noun/biʁb/

birbe is a French masculine noun meaning “greybeard (older man)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme d’âge plus que mûr”.

What does birbe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinegreybeard (older man)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Homme d’âge plus que mûr.

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 birbe

  • birbes plural
  • birbaillon

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce birbe?

  • /biʁb/
  • \biʁb\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.