poupée

Is poupée masculine or feminine?

lapoupée
/la pupe/femininedoll

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -ée are usually feminine.
The suffix often marks a duration or contents.
91.7% of -ée nouns are feminine

In context

  • Je lui ai donné une poupée en retour.

    I gave her a doll in return.

  • J'ai donné une poupée à ma sœur.

    I gave my sister a doll.

  • Sa poupée a été écrasée par une voiture.

    Her doll was run over by a car.

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