Some of the meanings of the French word "mignon" are "darling", or "dainty", or "pleasing" (you may have heard of the steak cut "filet mignon"). The word, set to have Celtic or German origins, itself gives rise to an English word for a certain type of people, who are never really very important by themselves.
The word was made famous by a now-successful animation franchise, one film of which appeared in 2013. Which word?
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"Minion", usually used to mean some kind of underling to a nasty person, though there are
several other meanings (see here). The
"Despicable Me" series of films features characters known as "minions", who have become so popular that they're getting
their own movie.