What does jeune fille in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word jeune fille in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use jeune fille in French.

The word jeune fille in French means young girl, young woman, virgin, hen party, hen night, hen do, have your hen night, go on your hen night, have your hen party, go on your hen party, au pair, young girl in the full flower of her youth, maiden name. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word jeune fille

young girl, young woman

nom féminin (adolescente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le groupe de jeunes filles se retrouve au cinéma.
The group of young women meets up at the cinema.

virgin

nom féminin (vieux (femme encore vierge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sophie était encore jeune fille et vivait chez ses parents.
Sophie was still a virgin and was living with her parents.

hen party, hen night, hen do

nom masculin (fête de dernier jour de célibataire) (UK, AU)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have your hen night, go on your hen night, have your hen party, go on your hen party

locution verbale (fêter son dernier jour de célibataire) (UK, AU)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

au pair

nom féminin (jeune femme accueillie contre activité) (Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'anglais de la nouvelle secrétaire est assez bon parce qu'elle a été jeune fille au pair pendant un an dans une famille anglaise.

young girl in the full flower of her youth

nom féminin (fille au mieux de sa beauté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maiden name

nom masculin (nom d'une femme avant son mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère porte toujours son nom de jeune fille.
My mother still uses her maiden name.

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