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nounou

French, noun/nu.nu/

nounou is spelled N-O-U-N-O-U (6 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written French, the 17,903rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nounou is a French feminine noun meaning “nanny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui garde un ou plusieurs enfants de façon professionnelle ou occasionnellement”.

What does nounou mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininenanny

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

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Personne qui garde un ou plusieurs enfants de façon professionnelle ou occasionnellement.

noun: 1. Nom donné dans les îles Marquises à un petit insecte piqueur volant. 2. Nom donné au Mozambique à un insecte ravageur des cultures.

noun: 1. Flocon de poussière, de poils. Mimi, mouton de poussière, chaton.

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 nounou

  • nounous plural

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

How do you pronounce nounou?

  • /nu.nu/
  • \nu.nu\
  • [nu.nu]

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

English words that translate to nounou

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is nounou in French?

nounou appears 2.5 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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