tutoyer
[ too-twah-yey; French ty-twa-yey ]
/ ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ; French tü twaˈyeɪ /
verb (used with object), tu·toy·ered or tu·toy·ed [too-twah-yeyd] /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪd/, tu·toy·er·ing [too-twah-yey-ing] /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ ɪŋ/.
to address (someone), especially in French, using the familiar forms of the pronoun “you” rather than the more formal forms; address familiarly.
Origin of tutoyer
1690–1700; < French, to address as
tu and
toi (the familiar singular forms for “you” in French)
Words nearby tutoyer
tutor,
tutorage,
tutoress,
tutorial,
tutorial system,
tutoyer,
tutsan,
tutsi,
tutti,
tutti-frutti,
tutto