infante

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infante¹

Where it comes from

From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.

noun infantes

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

Infante²

Where it comes from

From Spanish.

proper noun Infantes

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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noun son of the king of Spain or Portugal

Españolinfante
Portuguêsinfante
Françaisinfant
DeutschInfant
Italianoinfante
Românăinfante

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"infante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infante. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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infante. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infante

Chicago

"infante." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infante.

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@misc{infante_2026,
  title = {infante},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infante},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}