infant
adjective/ˈɪnfənt/
/ˈɪnfənt/
[only before noun]- designed to be used by infants
- infant formula (= milk for babies)
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- new and not yet developed
- infant industries
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).
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