bonne

[ bawn ]

noun

, French.

, plural bonnes [bawn].

1. a maid-servant.
2. a child's nurse.

bonne

/ bɔn /

noun

1. a housemaid or female servant

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonne¹

Literally, “good (feminine)”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonne¹

C18: from feminine of bon good

Example Sentences

The execution was carried out by a single dose of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.

From BBC

Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre.

From Seattle Times

Here, in a light-filled room whose ceiling blooms with almost Surreal apple forms, the building’s owners — the publicity-shy Gervoson-Chapoulart family that’s behind Andros, the company whose brands include those cute little pots of Bonne Maman jam — have installed the chef Oscar Garcia.

From New York Times

Roque, an economist by profession, worked for the Cuban government before a political rupture that drew international attention in 1997 when, together with three other Cubans — Félix Bonne, René Gómez Manzano and Vladimiro Roca — she created the Internal Dissidence Working Group and signed a declaration titled “The Homeland belongs to everyone,” calling for political and economic openness.

From Seattle Times

It’s the bonne chance, as we say in French.

From Salon