layette
French, noun/lɛ.jɛt/
layette is spelled L-A-Y-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 64,346th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Layette is a French feminine noun meaning “baby clothes, babywear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit coffret de bois mince et léger où l’on serrait des papiers”.
What does layette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaby clothes, babywear
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit coffret de bois mince et léger où l’on serrait des papiers. 2. Coffre où étaient conservées les archives. 3. Coffret ou tiroir d’armoire 4. Contenu de ce coffre (linge, langes, maillot etc.) qui sert à vêtir un nouveau-né.
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 layette
- layettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce layette?
- /lɛ.jɛt/
- /le.jɛt/
- \lɛ.jɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is layette in French?
layette appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).