mignonne

[ min-yon; French mee-nyawn ]

/ mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔn /

small and delicate.

(initial capital letter) Also Mi·gnon

[min-yon; French mee-nyawn] /mɪnˈyɒn; French miˈnyɔ̃/. a female given name.

Origin of mignonne

1550–60; < French, feminine of mignon mignon

You dont know, mignonne, said Mrs. Follingsbee, how perfectly ravissante these apartments are!

Pink and White Tyranny |Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frdrique passed a large part of the day with me, and Mignonne went away earlier than usual.

Frdrique; vol. 2 |Charles Paul de Kock
“Why, the Mignonne to be sure, or by what other name she may go,” he answered.

James Braithwaite, the Supercargo |W.H.G. Kingston
"There is something in that—a good deal in that, mignonne," piped Maman Chavan, approvingly.

Bayou Folk |Kate Chopin

If there is anything in my letter that you do not understand your mignonne will explain it to you.

The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr |Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon