benjamine
French, noun/bɛ̃.ʒa.min/
benjamine is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of benjamin: youngest (daughter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plus jeune fille d’une fratrie”.
What does benjamine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of benjamin: youngest (daughter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plus jeune fille d’une fratrie. 2. Jeune sportive au début de l’adolescence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of benjamine
- benjamines plural
- benjamin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce benjamine?
- /bɛ̃.ʒa.min/
- \bɛ̃.ʒa.min\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is benjamine in French?
benjamine appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).