infantry
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infantry
- /ˈɪnfəntɹi/
- /ˈɪnfənt͡ʃɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.
noun infantries
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Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
Similar: footfolk
- The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
- A regiment of infantry.
- Infants; children. The next summer there was a crop of blackberries in the woods. I took wife and babies, supplied with lunch and horse feed; […] Wife took command of the infantry and I of the transportation. We were both soon calling loudly for assistance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foot, corps, regiment, army, headquarters, infantryman, militia, crosswalk, footbridge, expeditionary, artillery, firepower, rifle, step, division, band
Translations
Every language
noun soldiers who fight on foot
| Español | infantería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보병 bobyeong |
| 日本語 | 歩兵 |
| 中文 | 步兵 bùbīng |
| हिन्दी | प्यादा pyādā, पदाति padāti, पाजी pājī |
| Português | infantaria |
| Français | infanterie |
| Deutsch | Infanterie |
| Italiano | fanteria |
| Ελληνικά | πεζικό pezikó |
| Română | infanterie |
| Русский | пехо́та pexóta, пехоти́нцы pexotíncy |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ binh |
| العربية | مُشَاة mušāh, بِيَادَة biyāda |
| עברית | חֵיל רַגְלִים kheil raglím |
noun the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers
| Español | infantería |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 普通科 futsū ka |
| 中文 | 步兵 bùbīng |
| हिन्दी | पैदल सेना paidal senā |
| Português | infantaria |
| Français | infanterie, fantassins |
| Deutsch | Infanterie |
| Italiano | fanteria |
| Ελληνικά | πεζικό pezikó |
| Română | infanterie |
| Русский | пехо́та pexóta |
noun regiment of infantry
| Español | regimiento de infantería, tercio |
|---|---|
| Português | infantaria |
| Français | régiment d'infanterie |
| Deutsch | Infanterie-Regiment |
| Română | regiment de infanterie |
Talk about this word "infantry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infantry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infantry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infantry "infantry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infantry.Cite this
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title = {infantry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infantry},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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