grand méchant loup
French, noun/ɡʁɑ̃ me.ʃɑ̃ lu/
grand méchant loup is a French masculine noun meaning “Big Bad Wolf (evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personnage imaginaire des contes pour enfants”.
What does grand méchant loup mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBig Bad Wolf (evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables)
- 2
masculinebogeyman, Big Bad Wolf
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personnage imaginaire des contes pour enfants.
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 grand méchant loup
- grands méchants loups plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grand méchant loup?
- /ɡʁɑ̃ me.ʃɑ̃ lu/
- \ɡʁɑ̃ me.ʃɑ̃ lu\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.