"enfance" meaning in French

See enfance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃.fɑ̃s/ Forms: enfances [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French enfance, borrowed from Latin īnfāntia, from īnfāns (“unable to speak”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|enfance|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French enfance, {{inh+|fr|fro|enfance}} Inherited from Old French enfance, {{bor|fr|la|īnfāntia}} Latin īnfāntia, {{m|la|īnfāns||unable to speak}} īnfāns (“unable to speak”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} enfance f (plural enfances)
  1. (countable and uncountable) childhood Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable Categories (topical): Age Derived forms: centre de la petite enfance Related terms: enfant, enfantin
    Sense id: en-enfance-fr-noun-8tG6V927 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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