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Where does “poupard” come from?

poupard (French) comes from French poupée, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

poupard (French): chubby baby; chubby, plump

Definitions

  1. chubby baby; chubby, plump

Ancestry of “poupard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoupéedoll
2Middle Frenchpoupéedoll, toy
3Old Frenchpoupée—
4Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
5Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “poupard”

  • poupon
  • pouponner
  • pouponnière
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