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
Winter	WIN-tər	English (Modern)
Vlasta	-	Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Caelius	-	Ancient Roman
Kimbrough	['kimbrə]
Inger	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Erma	['ɜ:mə]