"câlin" meaning in French

See câlin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ka.lɛ̃/, /kɑ.lɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-câlin.wav Forms: câline [feminine], câlins [masculine, plural], câlines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from câliner. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|câliner}} Deverbal from câliner Head templates: {{fr-adj}} câlin (feminine câline, masculine plural câlins, feminine plural câlines)
  1. cuddly (fond of or prone to cuddling)
    Sense id: en-câlin-fr-adj-~S3ohzAl Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French deverbals: 49 51 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ka.lɛ̃/, /kɑ.lɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-câlin.wav Forms: câlins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from câliner. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|câliner}} Deverbal from câliner Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} câlin m (plural câlins)
  1. hug, cuddle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-câlin-fr-noun-VcUWJWxo Categories (other): French deverbals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French deverbals: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0

Inflected forms

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