| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·fant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n f nt |
| NOUN: | 1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk. 2. Law A person under the legal age of majority; a minor. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or being in infancy. 2. Intended for infants or young children. 3. Newly begun or formed: an infant enterprise. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French enfant, from Latin  nf ns, nfant-, from nfns, not able to speak, young : in-, not; see in–1 + fns, present participle of fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Appendix I.
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