French Etymology From renard (“fox”) + -eau (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ʁə.naʁ.do/ Audio (Paris):(file) Noun renardeau m (plural renardeaux) fox cub Further reading “renardeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.