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Added 8 October 2026

infant

/ˈɪn.fənt/ noun

In Latin: infans Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about infant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
the baby began to cry again

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.

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