Definify.com

Definition 2024


croque-mitaine

croque-mitaine

See also: croquemitaine

French

Noun

croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)

  1. bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French croque-mitaine.

Noun

croque-mitaine m (plural croque-mitaines)

  1. (Jersey) bogeyman

Synonyms