A French braid, also called a French plait, is a type of braided hairstyle. Wikipedia

Type of braid where three sections of hair are braided together from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck Wikidata

A braided hairstyle starting with three small sections of hair near the crown of the head, which are then braided together toward the nape of the neck, gradually adding more hair to each section as it crosses in from the side into the center of the braid structure. The final result incorporates all of the hair into a smoothly woven pattern over the scalp. Wiktionary