"benjamin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/ Forms: benjamins [plural], benjamine [feminine]
Etymology: From the biblical character Benjamin. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} benjamin m (plural benjamins, feminine benjamine)
  1. youngest child (in a family) Tags: masculine Synonyms: dernier-né
    Sense id: en-benjamin-fr-noun-ZcH-lQ1z Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 49 51 0 0
  2. child loved disproportionally more by the parents in a family Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-benjamin-fr-noun-bavlLgFW Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 49 51 0 0
  3. (sports) One of the age classes for children; varies by sport Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-benjamin-fr-noun-nn7OYJ6q Categories (other): Sports, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 17 7 9 8 10 27 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 14 9 8 10 10 25 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 46 21 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/ Forms: benjamins [plural]
Etymology: After French Scrabble player Benjamin Hannuna. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} benjamin m (plural benjamins)
  1. (Scrabble) a three-letter addition to the beginning of a word that creates another valid word, especially one that reaches a "triple word score" square Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-benjamin-fr-noun-oJfqHl1M Categories (other): Scrabble Topics: Scrabble, board-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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