gagne-pain

== French == === Etymology === From gagner (“to win, earn”) +‎ pain (“bread”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaɲ.pɛ̃/ ~ /ɡɑɲ.pɛ̃/ Homophone: gagne-pains === Noun === gagne-pain m (plural gagne-pain or gagne-pains) livelihood Synonym: subsistance breadwinner Synonym: soutien de famille ==== Related terms ==== gagner son pain === Further reading === “gagne-pain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012