infant
Meaning
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- A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
- A minor.
- (obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.
Synonyms
young child
little child
newborn baby
small child
little sweetie
new-born baby
newborn child
baby⫷mn⫸
small insect
child in arms
young people
weese
suckling baby
suckling child
kinchin
give suck to
infaneto
Frequency
Hyphenated as
in‧fant
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪn.fənt/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English infaunt, borrowed from Latin īnfantem, accusative masculine singular of īnfāns, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from īn- (“not”) + fāns, present participle of for (“to speak”). The verb is from Anglo-Norman enfanter, from the same Latin source. Doublet of infante.
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