pépère
French, noun/pe.pɛʁ/
pépère is spelled P-É-P-È-R-E (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,299th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pépère is a French masculine noun meaning “affectionate name for a male, such as honey, sweetie, baby (etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grand-père, père”.
What does pépère mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaffectionate name for a male, such as honey, sweetie, baby (etc.)
- 2
Canadamasculinegrandfather (also spelled pépé)
adjective
- 1
colloquialeasy, relaxed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grand-père, père. 2. Homme d’un certain âge. 3. Homme ou enfant placide. 4. Animal plutôt placide.
adjective: 1. Tranquille, confortablement installé dans la vie, débonnaire. → voir peinard 2. Tranquille, confortable, qui n’est pas astreignant, qui ne présente pas de difficultés majeures.
adverb: 1. Tranquillement, paisiblement.
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 pépère
- pépères plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pépère?
- /pe.pɛʁ/
- \pe.pɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pépère in French?
pépère appears 1.3 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).