French word

baby

Pronunciation

IPA/bejbi/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfoosball

Example

Tu veux jouer au baby ce soir ?

Do you want to play foosball tonight?

Illustration for baby (foosball)

More examples

Les enfants ont organisé un petit tournoi de baby.

The children organized a small foosball tournament.

Core concept

A miniature football table where turning rods moves rows of players toward a goal.

Common phrases

  • un match de baby

    a foosball match

  • jouer au baby

    play foosball

Similar words

bébé: A very young child or infant.
baby-foot: A table football game with miniature players moved by rotating rods.
football de table: A small football game played on a table.

Definition in French

Désigne le baby-foot, jeu de table qui reproduit un match de football et où l'on fait tourner des barres munies de figurines pour marquer des buts.

Word origin

French baby is a familiar shortening of baby-foot, a compound built from the English elements 'baby' and 'foot' for a miniature football game.

Usage tips

  • The masculine article is used: le baby, even though baby can suggest the French word bébé for a real infant.

Related words

  • baby-footfoosballnoun

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