bébés
Babies in French is bébés.
bébés is the everyday word for very young children. For newborns French uses les nouveaux-nés, for infants les nourrissons and premature babies are les bébés prématurés.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular bébé is a masculine noun, so it takes masculine articles and adjectives. The plural simply adds an s, giving bébés.
Did you know?
- In France, you might hear the affectionate term bout de chou, which literally means 'bit of cabbage', used instead of bébé.
- In French, the word bébé can be used as a verb, bébéiser, which means to treat someone like a baby or to baby-talk.
- In some French expressions, the word bébé is used to describe a project or a business that someone has nurtured from the start, such as c'est mon bébé.
Examples in context
- Ce sont des bébés.They're babies.This is the simple way to say that some children are babies, with bébés after the plural article.Tatoeba #4729943 by sacredceltic, translation #2111332 by CK
- Tous les bébés pleurent.All babies cry.Here bébés follows the masculine plural form of all.Tatoeba #6060721 by sicerabibax, translation #6059370 by Hybrid
- Vous avez allaité vos bébés.You have nourished your babies.This sentence uses bébés with a possessive meaning your.Tatoeba #2905135 by Amastan, translation #6706608 by lucasmg123
- J'adore m'occuper des bébés dans la crèche. Ils sont si adorables!I love taking care of the babies in the daycare. They are so adorable!
- Ma sœur vient d'avoir un bébé. C'est une petite fille magnifique!My sister just had a baby. She is a beautiful little girl!
- Les tout-petits doivent être surveillés de près lorsqu'ils explorent de nouveaux environnements.Little ones need to be closely watched when they explore new environments.
- Les bambins courent partout dans le parc en riant et en jouant.The babies are running around the park, laughing and playing.
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Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are looking at a photo album.
- EmmaRegarde ces bébés sur la photo !Look at these babies in the photo!
- GabrielIls sont vraiment mignons, Emma.They are really cute, Emma.
- EmmaCe sont mes neveux et nièces.They are my nephews and nieces.
- GabrielLes bébés grandissent si vite.Babies grow up so fast.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
