enfantin
French, adjective/ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃/
enfantin is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T-I-N (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enfantin is a French adjective meaning “childlike, childish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a le caractère de l’enfance”.
What does enfantin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
childlike, childish
- 2
child's, for children
Un jeu enfantin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a le caractère de l’enfance. 2. Qui est composé d'enfants. 3. Qui est destiné aux jeunes enfants. 4. Qui est intelligible par les enfants.
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 enfantin
- enfantine feminine
- enfantins masculine plural
- enfantines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enfantin?
- /ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃/
- \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃\
- [ɑ̃.fɑ̃.tɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enfantin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enfantin in French?
enfantin appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).