Meanings
pantin1
nounpantin (plural pantins)
plural pantins
- A jumping jack (toy)
About 1750 the pantins were made in five parts, the body and head, the two arms and the two legs. They were engraved on sheets of paper or card and could be cut out at home or bought ready cut and coloured. Later on they were printed by lithography.
1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 157
Pantin2
proper noun
- A commune in Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France, France.
Origin
- FrenchPantin
- EnglishPantin
Borrowed from French Pantin.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بانتان
- بانتان (bāntān)commune in Île-de-France
Dutch Pantin
- Pantincommune in Île-de-France
French Pantin
- Pantincommune in Île-de-France
Greek Παντέν
- Παντέν (Pantén)commune in Île-de-France
Japanese パンタン
- パンタン (Pantan)commune in Île-de-France
Korean 팡탱
- 팡탱 (Pangtaeng)commune in Île-de-France
Latin Penthinum
- Penthinumcommune in Île-de-France
Cite this entry
APA
pantin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantin
MLA
“pantin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pantin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantin.
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