paternalisme
French, noun\pa.tɛʁ.na.lism\
paternalisme is spelled P-A-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-S-M-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Paternalisme is a French masculine noun meaning “paternalism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Attitude, volontaire ou involontaire, consciente ou non, qui consiste à se conduire comme un père envers…”.
What does paternalisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepaternalism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Attitude, volontaire ou involontaire, consciente ou non, qui consiste à se conduire comme un père envers d’autres adultes sur lesquels on exerce ou tente d’exercer une autorité d’un ordre parental.
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 paternalisme
- paternalismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce paternalisme?
- \pa.tɛʁ.na.lism\
- [pa.tɛʁ.na.lism]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to paternalisme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is paternalisme in French?
paternalisme appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).