enfant perdu

[ ahn-fahnper-dy ]

noun,plural en·fants per·dus [ahn-fahnper-dy] /ɑ̃ fɑ̃ pɛrˈdü/ French.
  1. a soldier assigned to a dangerous post.

Origin of enfant perdu

1
Literally, “lost child”

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