My love mon amour My angel mon ange My baby mon bébé My beautiful (informal) ma belle My dear mon cher, ma chère My dearie mon chéri, ma chérie My cutie mon mignon My Half ma moitié My little guy / girl mon petit / ma petite My doll ma poupée My heart mon cœur My little girl (informal, old-fashioned) ma fifille My big guy / girl mon grand / ma grande My Jesus (when talking to a child) mon jésus My treasure mon trésor My (fruit) core (when talking to a child) mon trognon

Ma mie literally "my female friend," but used to mean "my dear/love."

This is a somewhat old-fashioned term contracted from mon amie > m'amie > ma mie. Note that mie also refers to the soft part of bread — the opposite of the crust.

Affectionate French Terms Related to Animals

Learn some playful French word for your loved ones.