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   In·fant

   /ˈinf(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very young child or baby: "healthy infants"
   • ▪ denoting something in an early stage of its development: "the infant science of bioelectrical medicine"
   • ▪ a person who has not attained legal majority.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French enfant, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • I

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   • N

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   • F

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   • A

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   • N

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   • T

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