infaunt

English

Noun

infaunt (plural infaunts)

1. Obsolete form of infant.

Anagrams

• antifun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• infant, infante, infaunte
• (after Old French enfant) enfaunt

Etymology

From Latin īnfāns, īnfantem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinfau̯nt/, /ˈinfant/

Noun

infaunt (Late Middle English)

1. baby, infant
2. child, minor

Related terms

• infancie

Descendants

• English: infant

References

• “infaunt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.