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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnourrisson
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nourrisson
"Le nourrisson dort paisiblement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A very young child or baby.
"The infant slept peacefully in its crib."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin infans, infant- (from in- 'not' + fans, fant- 'speaking', present participle of fari 'speak'), denoting a person unable to speak.
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nourrisson
Transliteration: nourrisson
"Le nourrisson dort paisiblement."
Säugling
Transliteration: Saeugling
"Der Säugling schläft friedlich."
lattante
Transliteration: lattante
"Il lattante dorme tranquillamente."
infante
Transliteration: infante
"El infante duerme pacíficamente."
lactente
Transliteration: lactente
"O lactente dorme pacificamente."
शिशु
Transliteration: shishu
"शिशु शांति से सो रहा है।"
婴儿
Transliteration: yīng'ér
"婴儿在 睡得 很 香。"
유아
Transliteration: yua
"유아가 평화롭게 자고 있습니다."
乳児
Transliteration: nyūji
"乳児が静かに眠っています。"
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