aîné

== French == === Alternative forms === ainé (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French aisné, from Old French aisné, contraction of ainz (“before”) + né (“born”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.ne/ ~ /e.ne/ Homophone: henné === Adjective === aîné (feminine aînée, masculine plural aînés, feminine plural aînées) oldest, elder Coordinate term: cadet mon frère aîné ― my older brother === Noun === aîné m (plural aînés, feminine aînée) eldest boy Antonym: (literary) puîné Coordinate terms: cadet, benjamin older brother elder old person ==== Derived terms ==== aînesse === Further reading === “aîné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012