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pleurnicheur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crybaby noun Someone, often a child, who cries very easily or over small things.
  • maudlin adj Excessively and foolishly sentimental or emotional, especially in a tearful way, often from drink.

Senses

pleurnicheur is used for these senses in English:

  • crybaby A baby who cries excessively.
  • maudlin Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]
  • maudlin Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]

crybaby — full definition

  1. noun Someone, often a child, who cries very easily or over small things.
  2. noun Someone seen as complaining too much, especially about minor setbacks.

Related French words