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infante.

infant (very young human being)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ĩˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ĩˈfɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. infant (very young human being)

    masculine
  2. a soldier of the infantry

    masculine
  3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.

adj/ĩˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ĩˈfɐ̃.tɨ/Portugal
  1. infant

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese infante, a borrowing from Latin īnfantem (“infant”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Italian infante, French enfant.

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