chambre de bonnecommon nounSyllable Decompositionchambre de bonneEtymologyexpandsee chambre and bonne in the sense of 'maid'.Definitions1. Bedroom set up in the top floors of bourgeois buildings to accommodate domestic staff.expand2. Apartment consisting of a single room of a small area within a bourgeois building, usually located on the top floor, and originally designed to serve as a bedroom for a servant.by extensionexpandUne chambre de bonne à Paris suffirait largement à mon bonheur.