"sein" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-sein.ogg Forms: seins [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French sein, inherited from Latin sinus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Doublet of sinus. Compare Italian seno, Romanian sân, Romansch sain, Portuguese seio, Spanish seno. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|sein|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French sein, {{inh+|fr|fro|sein}} Inherited from Old French sein, {{inh|fr|la|sinus}} Latin sinus, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*sinos}} Proto-Indo-European *sinos, {{doublet|fr|sinus}} Doublet of sinus, {{cog|it|seno}} Italian seno, {{cog|ro|sân}} Romanian sân, {{cog|rm|sain}} Romansch sain, {{cog|pt|seio}} Portuguese seio, {{cog|es|seno}} Spanish seno Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sein m (plural seins)
  1. (anatomy) breast (the chest) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-sein-fr-noun-dWZyE0Os Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) breast Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms (breast): poitrine, boule [Quebec, slang], nichon [slang], nibard, nib, tété [informal], lolo, néné, robert, gougoutte [France, informal]
    Sense id: en-sein-fr-noun-OBNtbjQ4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 71 7 8 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'breast': 24 72 0 3
  3. (literary) womb Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-sein-fr-noun-~-qoNd04
  4. bosom Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sein-fr-noun-Upt-z1Y7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: au sein de, donner le sein

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Italian seno",
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          "english": "in the bosom of the family",
          "text": "au sein de la famille",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the bosom of the Father",
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      "ipa": "/sɛ̃/"
    },
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      "homophone": "sain"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sains"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "saint"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "saints"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seing"
    },
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    },
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      "text": "au sein"
    }
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
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    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones"
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          "english": "in the bosom of the family",
          "text": "au sein de la famille",
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        },
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          "english": "the bosom of the Father",
          "text": "le sein du Père",
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        }
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      "homophone": "sain"
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      "homophone": "sains"
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      "homophone": "saint"
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      "homophone": "seing"
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    {
      "homophone": "seins"
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        "slang"
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      "sense": "breast",
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      "word": "tété"
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      "word": "néné"
    },
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      "word": "robert"
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