retomber en enfance
French, verb/ʁə.tɔ̃.be ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃s/
retomber en enfance is spelled R-E-T-O-M-B-E-R-E-N-E-N-F-A-N-C-E (17 letters). Retomber en enfance is a French verb meaning “to fall back into childhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se comporter inconsciemment comme un enfant, un adolescent”.
What does retomber en enfance mean in English?
verb
- 1
to fall back into childhood
- 2
derogatoryto regress to childhood; to grow childish; to lapse into second childhood
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Se comporter inconsciemment comme un enfant, un adolescent. 2. Manifester une forme de sénilité où les facultés mentales font penser à celles d’un enfant.
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 retomber en enfance
- tomber en enfance
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retomber en enfance?
- /ʁə.tɔ̃.be ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃s/
- /ʁə.tɔ̃.be.ʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃s/
- \ʁə.tɔ̃.be ɑ̃.n‿ɑ̃.fɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.