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fante.

infantryman

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfan.te/

  1. infantryman

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. jack, knave

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  3. helper; servant

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · obsolete

  4. helper; servant lowly man

    broadly · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · obsolete

  5. maid, domestic

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · obsolete

  6. child

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · obsolete

  7. child man

    broadly · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of infante (“child”), from Latin īnfāns, īnfantem (“infant, child”). Doublet of infante.

adj/ˈfan.te/

  1. speaking, saying

    by-personal-gender · feminine · literary · masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin fāns, fantem (“speaking, saying”), present participle of for (“to speak; to say”).

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