Grammatical class

Noun

tonton

(childish) uncle

Details

Syllables

ton-ton

Phonetics

tɔ̃.tɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4390

Freq. (movies)

2936

Freq. (news)

26358

Sentences

Je vais devenir tonton.

I'm going to be an uncle.

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C'est mon tonton, puisque mon papa est son frère.

He's my uncle, since my dad is his brother.

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Avec son air de tonton, il plait aux jeunes enfants.

His avuncular mien endears him to small children.

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