Definitions
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Thomas Humphrey Doleman died the 30th of August 1712, an infant, intestate and without issue; Lewis the next nephew died the 17th of April 1716, an infant about sixteen years old, having left his mother Mary Webb, ...”
“Retourned home, the royall Infant fell / Into her former fitt [...].”
“Primary schooling in Ireland comprises two Infant years, which are equivalent to pre-school in other countries , and six grades or classes.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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