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infant
[ in-fuhnt ]
/ ËÉȘn fÉnt /
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Origin of infant
1350â1400; <Latin infant- (stem of infÄns) small child, literally, one unable to speak, equivalent to in-in-3 + -fÄns, present participle of fÄrÄ« to speak; replacing Middle English enfaunt<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM infant
in·fant·hood, nounin·fant·like, adjectiveWords nearby infant
infallible, infamize, infamous, infamy, infancy, infant, infanta, infante, infanticide, infantile, infantile autism
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British Dictionary definitions for infant
infant
/ (ËÉȘnfÉnt) /
noun
adjective
in an early stage of development; nascentan infant science or industry
law of or relating to the legal status of infancy
Derived forms of infant
infanthood, nounWord Origin for infant
C14: from Latin infÄns, literally: speechless, from in- 1 + fÄrÄ« to speak
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