English

Noun

infante ‎(plural infantes)

1. (historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.

Related terms

• infanta

Translations

Interlingua

Noun

infante ‎(plural infantes)

1. child, infant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infans, infantem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

infante m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural infanti)

1. (dated, rare) infant (attr.)

Noun

infante m, f ‎(plural infanti)

1. (dated, rare) baby, infant

Synonyms

• bambino
• bimbo
• neonato

Noun

infante f ‎(plural infanti)

1. infanta (in Spain & Portugal)

Derived terms

• infanticida
• infanticidio
• infantile
• infanzia

Anagrams

• fantine

Latin

Noun

īnfante

1. ablative singular of īnfāns

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin infans, infantem ‎(“infant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩ.ˈfan.te/

Noun

infante

1. (rare) child
2. prince, infante
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 122 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria reſucitou hũa infante filla dun Rei‎

     How Holy Mary resurrected the daughter of a King.

Descendants

• Galician: infante
• Portuguese: infante

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ifante (obsolete), iffante (obsolete), yfante (obsolete), yffante (obsolete)
• inffante (obsolete), ynfante (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese infante, from Latin infans, infantem ‎(“infant”).

Cognate with Galician infante, Spanish infante, French enfant and Italian infante.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): / ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.tɨ /
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): / ĩ.ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi /
• Hyphenation: in‧fan‧te
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ntʃi

Noun

infante m (plural infantes, feminine infanta, feminine plural infantas)

1. infant (very young human being)
2. (military) a soldier of the infantry
3. prince, infante (the son of a king in Spain and Portugal)

Adjective

infante m, f ‎(plural infantes, comparable)

1. infant

Spanish

Etymology

From an alteration of Old Spanish ifante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfāntem.

Noun

infante m ‎(plural infantes)

1. infant
2. infante
3. foot soldier, infantryman

Related terms

• infanta