noun
fontanelle
Fontanelle (noun) means a soft area on a baby's head, found where the skull bones have not yet joined up.
noun
1
A soft area on a baby's head, found where the skull bones have not yet joined up.
2
A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
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Etymology
Taken from French fontanelle, which came from Old French fontenelle, a diminutive formed from fontaine (“fountain, spring”) and -elle; this in turn goes back to Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fontānus, from font- and -ānus. Analysed at surface level, it breaks down as font + -an + -elle.
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fontanel
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What is the meaning of fontanelle?
"fontanelle" (noun) means a soft area on a baby's head, found where the skull bones have not yet joined up.
What is another word for fontanelle?
Other words for "fontanelle" include fontanel.
What are the different meanings of fontanelle?
"fontanelle" has 2 main meanings: 1. A soft area on a baby's head, found where the skull bones have not yet joined up; 2. A structural component of some woodwind instruments, such as recorders and shawms, resembling a barrel with holes bored into it, designed to protect the keywork and to allow the sound to project.
