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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sein.

breast (the chest)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛ̃/

  1. breast (the chest)

    masculine
    Sur votre jeune sein laissez rouler ma tête.

  2. breast

    masculine
    Elle a de gros seins.

  3. womb

    literary · masculine
    Elle a porté cet enfant dans son sein.

  4. bosom

    masculine
    au sein de la famille
    le sein du Père
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French sein, from Latin sinus, from Proto-Italic *sinus, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Doublet of sinus. Compare Italian seno, Romanian sân, Romansh sain, Portuguese seio, Spanish seno.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.