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Originally Posted by montsnmags
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Every time I hear "chéri", I want to respond using "mon chien" or "mon chat". I don't know why. Perhaps it's because "dog" and "cat" are two of the only words I remember from high school French.
Does French have "cute" words for the beasties, like "pussycat" and "puppy"?
Cheers,
Marc
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well naturally. you can say "minou" for cat, and in fact there is also "minet" for little (boy) cat and "minette" for little (girl) cat, which are also used as affectionate names for children / loved ones (well, "minette" more than minet, these days. they're a bit dated). and also if you're feeling excessively gooey you could say something such as "chatounet" or "chatounette".
as for dogs, my friend's 3 year-old son calls his stuffed animal dog "oua-oua". presumably that's the noise it would make, if it had any sort of vocal cords. old ladies with silly little dogs call them "chien-chien" sometimes. a friend of mine refers to them in verlan as "ienche" ("tache" for chat) but that probably is not as cute as what you had in mind.