Infant Definition
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.
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Origin of Infant
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Middle English from Old French enfant from Latin īnfāns īnfant- from īnfāns not able to speak, young in- not in–1 fāns present participle of fārī to speak bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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.
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