a French letter

(informal, old-fashioned)

a thin rubber covering that a man can wear on his penis during sex to stop a woman becoming pregnant or to protect him or his partner against infectious diseases In those days, French letters were the only form of contraceptive we had.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cearra	-	English (Rare)
Perikles	-	Ancient Greek
Cathie	['kæθi]
Kishor	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
ÓLavur	-	Faroese
Antoninus	-	Ancient Roman