Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "puîné"?

Accepted Answer

puînés

Question 2

What words are synonyms of the French word "puîné"?

Accepted Answer

cadet
cadette

Question 3

What is the definition of the French word "puîné"?

Accepted Answer

Person who was born immediately after one of his or her brothers or sisters.

Question 4

Where does the French word "puîné" come from?

Accepted Answer

attested in 1718 under the spelling puisné, and since 1740 puîné. it appears again as "puisné" in 1743 in "the loves of theagenes and charicleia" (t.1 p.74). the term is composed of puis ("after") and né, past participle of be born.

puîné

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