minet

From min- (playful or endearing name for a cat) +‎ -et. The first element is comparable to Provençal mino, as well as French minou, minon, minette, all of expressive origin.

• IPA^(key): /mi.nɛ/

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minet m (plural minets, feminine minette)

1. kitty; puss or pussy (cat)
2. adolescent male, kid
3. (gay slang) twink

• “minet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• menti

minet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of minō