sugar baby
The English phrase sugar baby is used in French to refer to a recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama.
Meaning: recipient of interest from a sugar daddy or sugar mama (noun)
Did you know?
- In French, the financial support a sugar baby receives is often called entretien, a word typically used for the 'upkeep' or 'maintenance' of a building.
- If a French speaker uses the word bébé outside of this specific English loanphrase, they are likely referring to a literal infant. Using the word 'baby' as a term of endearment for an adult, as is common in English, can sound very jarring or strange in French.
- Unlike in English, using the loanword sugar baby in French media often carries a layer of irony or judgment.
Examples in context
- Elle veut devenir une sugar baby.She wants to become a sugar baby.
- Est-ce qu'il cherche une sugar baby ?Is he looking for a sugar baby?
- Être une sugar baby n'est pas facile.Being a sugar baby is not easy.
Example conversation
Two friends are chatting about a new reality show.
- ManonCette émission parle d'une sugar baby.This show is about a sugar baby.
- LucasAh, je connais ce concept.Ah, I know that concept.
- ManonLucas, tu en penses quoi ?Lucas, what do you think about it?
- LucasC'est un monde très étrange.It is a very strange world.
