In books: From Here,You Can’t See Paris, by Michael S. Sanders. la mémère (may-mer) n.f.  granny, grandma Like “fifille,” “mémère” is a somewhat old-fashioned and informal word, used as a term of affection–“old dear”–when not uttered in a teasing way: “That hat makes you look like une mémère!”) Photo: A former mémère hangout in our village. In Quebec, “mémère” refers to a chatty, indiscrete person … Continue reading mémère