infant

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  1. noun A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  2. noun Law A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  3. adjective Of or being in infancy.
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  • She let him think this infant was his, but she knew in her heart it was Night-Singer who planted the seed. —  F ;SF - vol 099 issue 03 - September 2000
  • Due to his extensive injuries, doctors told police they believe the infant was also beaten. —  NBC Connecticut - Top Stories
  • According to the criminal complaint, a Madison hospital contacted police after the infant was admitted with broken ribs, extensive bruising and liver damage. —  WBAY Action 2 News
  • In arises when the infant is approximately two years old, and can last up to four months. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • An initial investigation revealed that the infant was asleep in a bedroom with his mother, who found the boy unresponsive when she awoke. —  post-gazette.com - News
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French enfant, from Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, from īnfāns, not able to speak, young : in-, not; see in-1 + fāns, present participle of fārī, to speak; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French enfant, Old French enfant (later ult. Middle English faunt) = Provencal enfan, effan, efan = Spanish Portuguese Italian infante, from Latin infan(t-)s, a child that cannot yet speak, an infant, prop.adjective, not speaking, from in- privative + fan(t-)s, present participle of fari, speak: see fable.
  2. from French enfanter = Provencal enfantar, effantar, efantar = Italian infantare, bring forth, from Late Latin infantare, nourish as an infant, from Latin infan(t-)s, an infant: see infant, n.
 

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