selfie
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selfie
- /ˈsɛlfi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛlfi
Where it comes from
From self + -ie. Attested since 2002, originally Australian English.
noun selfies
- A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. take a selfie
verb selfies · selfying · selfied
- To take a selfie.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: selfie stick, selfie camera, phoneography, photophone, microcamera, self timer, cameraphone, compact camera, instant camera, flash photography, photosequence, telephotograph, photographone, self-focus, photomicrograph, microphoto
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noun photographic self-portrait
| Español | autofoto, selfie, selfi, autofotografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 셀피 selpi, 셀프카메라 selpeukamera, 셀카 selka |
| 日本語 | 自分撮り jibundori, 自撮り jidori, セルフィー serufī |
| 中文 | 自拍 zìpāi |
| Português | selfie, sélfie |
| Français | selfie, égoportrait, autophoto |
| Deutsch | Selfie |
| Italiano | selfie |
| Ελληνικά | σέλφι sélfi, αυτοφωτογράφιση aftofotográfisi, αυτοφωτογραφία aftofotografía |
| Română | selfie |
| Русский | се́лфи sɛ́lfi, себя́шка sebjáška |
| Tiếng Việt | tự sướng, ảnh tự sướng, hình tự sướng, ảnh tự chụp, hình tự chụp, seo-phi |
| العربية | سِلْفِي silfī, سِيلْفِي silfi, sīlfī, صُورَة ذَاتِيَّة |
| עברית | סֶלְפִי sélfi |
verb to take a selfie
| Español | selfiar, autofotografiar |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | piga selfi |
| Ελληνικά | βγάζω σέλφι vgázo sélfi |
| Русский | делать селфи délat' sélfi, селфиться sélfitʹsja |
| עברית | עָשָׂה סֶלְפִי 'asá sélfi |
Talk about this word "selfie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selfie. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. selfie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selfie "selfie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selfie.Cite this
@misc{selfie_2026,
title = {selfie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selfie},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
