baptême

See also: bâptême

French

Alternative forms

• baptinse, batinse (interjection)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French baptesme, from Old French batesme, bapteme, baptesme (earlier batesma), a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα (báptisma), and Late Latin baptismus, baptismum from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός (baptismós). Doublet of baptisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tɛm/

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• IPA^(key): /ba.tɛːm/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada)
  • (Quebec, formal) IPA^(key): [ba.tɛ̃ːm]
  • (Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): [ba.taɛ̯m]

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Noun

baptême m (plural baptêmes)

1. baptism
2. christening
3. (Belgium) hazing

Related terms

• baptême civil
• baptême de l'air
• baptême du feu
• baptiser
• baptisme
• baptiste
• nom de baptême

Interjection

baptême

1. (Quebec) a mild curse word
   • [1996], Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, La Courte Échelle, p. 39,

     Oui, baptême! C'était mon filleul. Un petit gars intelligent et... — Yes, dangit! He was my godson. A bright little guy and...

Further reading

• “baptême”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.