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   infant

   /ˈɪnf(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a very young child or baby: "healthy infants"
   • ▪ a schoolchild between the ages of about four and eight: "their first year at infant school"
   • ▪ denoting something in an early stage of its development: "the infant Labour Party"
   • ▪ 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

     1

   • N

     1

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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