enfant

French

noun
Definitions
  • child someone who is not yet an adult
  • child offspring

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French enfant inherited from Old French enfant (child) borrowed from Latin īnfāntem, infans, īnfāns.

Origin

Latin

īnfāntem, infans, īnfāns

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