infant
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.
Noun 3 meanings
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.
A minor.
A student in an infant school or the first part of a primary school.
Adjective 2 meanings
Of or pertaining to the earlier half of primary school education.
small, being near its source.
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.
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INFANT at a glance
INFANT has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + F 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,123 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with infant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
One letter away
- ENFANT9
- INCANT8
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