FRENCH - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

of or pertaining to France or the people of France

Example: French cooking; a Gallic shrug

Part of speech: Noun

the people of France

Categories: Nation, Land, Country

Part of speech: Noun

United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

Gallic, French people, Daniel chester french, French

The word "french" comes from Old English frencisc, which comes from Middle English French. Many other languages have similar words:

This word's path shows how empires, trade, and scholarship spread vocabulary across continents.