English Online Dictionary. What means infant? What does infant mean?
English
Alternative forms
- infaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪn.fənt/
- Rhymes: -ɪnfənt
- Hyphenation: in‧fant
Noun
infant (plural infants)
- 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.
- Synonym: baby
- (law) A minor.
- (obsolete) A noble or aristocratic youth.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
infant (third-person singular simple present infants, present participle infanting, simple past and past participle infanted)
- (obsolete) To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
See also
Anagrams
- Fintan
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnfantem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [iɱˈfan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [iɱˈfant]
Noun
infant m (plural infants)
- infant, child
- infante
- footsoldier
Derived terms
- infanteria
- infantesa
Related terms
- infància
Further reading
- “infant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish infante, from Latin īnfāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪnfant]
- Hyphenation: in‧fant
Noun
infant m anim (female equivalent infantka)
- (historical) infante (son of the king of Spain or Portugal)
Declension
Further reading
- “infant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “infant”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “infant”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
French
Noun
infant m (plural infants, feminine infante)
- infant (title)
Further reading
- “infant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
infant
- Alternative form of infaunt
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, from Latin īnfāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈin.fant/
- Rhymes: -infant
- Syllabification: in‧fant
Noun
infant m pers (female equivalent infantka)
- infante
Declension
Further reading
- infant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- infant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Spanish infante and Portuguese infante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈinfant]
Noun
infant m pers (female equivalent infantka)
- prince, infante (son of a king in Spain and historically Portugal)
Declension
Further reading
- “infant”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025