infirmière

/ɛ̃.fiʁ.mjɛʁ/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les infirmières

Meaning

  1. nurse (female)

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

nounou

Worth distinguishing: a nounou (nanny) cares for children generally; an infirmière (nurse) provides medical care — different professions sometimes confused.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

enfermera

enfermera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nurse (female)."

Practice

1 What does infirmière mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette ___ est très patiente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches infirmière?

noun

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