What does enfance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word enfance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enfance in French.

The word enfance in French means childhood, children, infancy, child welfare service, childhood friend, it's child's play, vocational qualification in childcare, since my earliest childhood, early childhood, infancy, early infancy, early childhood, child protection, regress to childhood, childhood memory. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enfance

childhood

nom féminin (début de vie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a eu une enfance dorée.
He had a golden childhood.

children

nom féminin (tous les enfants)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'UNICEF prend soin de l'enfance dans le monde entier.
UNICEF cares for children worldwide.

infancy

nom féminin (figuré (commencement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Internet était alors dans l'enfance.
The Internet was in its infancy at the time.

child welfare service

nom féminin (France (service d'aide à l'enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite aux décès de ses parents, elle a été placée par l'aide sociale à l'enfance.

childhood friend

(vieil ami)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
David a retrouvé un ami d'enfance à son congrès annuel.

it's child's play

(très simple)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tu n'auras aucune difficulté à la faire, c'est l'enfance de l'art.

vocational qualification in childcare

nom masculin (diplôme de puériculture) (Education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

since my earliest childhood

locution adverbiale (depuis que je suis petit)

early childhood

nom féminin (prime enfance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

infancy, early infancy, early childhood

nom féminin (première partie de l'enfance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

child protection

nom féminin (préservation de l'innocence enfantine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La protection de l'enfance s'attaque aux problèmes de santé, travail et exploitation des enfants.

regress to childhood

locution verbale (figuré (retrouver les plaisirs de l'enfance)

childhood memory

nom masculin (vieux souvenir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cousins parlaient de leurs souvenirs d'enfance.

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