nourrisson

le nourrisson
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. infant
Lise est une baby-sitter qualifiée qui a de l’expérience avec les nourrissons.Lise is a qualified babysitter who has experience with infants.
b. baby
Nous avons emménagé dans cette maison quand notre fille était encore un nourrisson.We moved into this house when our daughter was still a baby.
c. nursling
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
L’enfant n’était qu’un nourrisson lorsque sa famille a immigré au Canada.The child was just a nursling when his family immigrated to Canada.
Examples
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
short-lived