maman téton
\ma.mɑ̃ te.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“maman téton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme qui allaite l’enfant d’une autre, nourrice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maman-teton · maman téton · French
maman téton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maman téton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ma.mɑ̃ te.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maman téton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maman téton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ma.mɑ̃ te.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Femme qui allaite l’enfant d’une autre, nourrice.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maman téton in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is maman téton, spelled M-A-M-A-N- -T-É-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Femme qui allaite l’enfant d’une autre, nourrice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maman téton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À peine je bégaie, Je ne sais pas mon nom, Je pleure, je ris, je m’égaie, Je ne crains que maman téton.
D’abord sur ses mamans tétons S’exerça ce maître glouton, Et leur montrant ses dents cruelles, Il leur déchirait les mamelles.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.