chère

“Nothing at all, chère petite madame”—question and answer came many times a day.

"It's really tremendously fine, chère madame," Sherringham said.

An' w'isper, "Never min', ma chère, won't do no good a-frettin'."

The quality of being always virtuous—it is abhorrent, très chère; correct it, if possible.

Continuez, chère énfant—and if you don't know what that means your French lessons are in vain.