French Family Words Word Search
French Family Words, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: MERE, PERE, FRERE, SOEUR, FILS, FILLE, ONCLE, TANTE, COUSIN, BEBE, PARENTS, NEVEU.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
French Family Words word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- MERE /mɪər/ (British); /mɪr/ (American) · adjective & noun
- As an adjective, mere means only or nothing more than what is stated. As a noun, a mere is a lake, especially one in northern England; the word can also refer, archaically, to a person considered insignificant or unimportant. Related: only, sole, nothing more than, bare.
- PERE /pɛr/ · noun
- A peer, especially a nobleman. In older usage, it can also mean an equal or companion. Related: peer, nobleman, noble, baron.
- FRERE /frɛr/ · noun
- A brother, especially a male sibling. By extension, it can refer to a member of a religious order. Related: brother, sibling.
- FILLE /fiːl/ · noun
- A girl or young woman; a daughter. An English borrowing from French, now chiefly literary or used in French phrases. Related: girl, maiden, lass, young woman.
- COUSIN /ˈkʌz.ən/ · noun
- A child of one's uncle or aunt; a relative sharing a common ancestor, typically a grandparent or more distant forebear. Related: relative, relation, kin, kinsman.
- PARENTS /ˈpɛərənts/ (British), /ˈpɛrənts/ (US) · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Parents are the biological, adoptive, or other caregivers who have a parental relationship with a child. In its less common verb sense, parents means to act as the parent of a child. Related: guardians, fathers, mothers, caregivers.
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