Is « nounou » masculine or feminine?
« nounou » is feminine. You say la nounou.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la nounou |
| With the indefinite article | une nounou |
| With the partitive article | de la nounou |
Plural
The plural is nounous (les nounous). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
nounou ends in
-ou. Nouns ending in
-ou are usually masculine,
so nounou is one of the exceptions: it is
feminine.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Yanni n'embauchera pas une nounou.
Yanni isn't hiring a nanny. -
Linda est devenue la nounou à temps plein des enfants de Dan.
Linda became Dan's children's full-time nanny. -
Tu es ma nounou ?
Are you my nanny?
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « nounou » masculine or feminine?
« nounou » is feminine. You say la nounou.
Is it « le nounou » or « la nounou »?
It is « la nounou ». « le nounou » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.