English → Latin
“infant” in Latin
īnfānsspeechless, inarticulate; newborn; childish, foolishpūpusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla)pūpulusdiminutive of pūpus (“boy”); little boy; puppetpūpagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa (of an insect)pūpulapupil (of the eye); little lass (term of endearment)puerīlisboyish, youthful; immature, childishaetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan; time of life, period or stage of life, age; an undefined, relatively long peritempusa time (a portion or period of time); time; the kairos, right time, due season, due time, proper time, appointed time, onovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recentnāscorto be born, begotten; to arise, proceed; to grow, spring forth
The English word infant itself goes back to Latin for, through īnfantem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infant s.
infans: pupus: pupulus (of a male infant): pupa: pupula (of a female; these four also as terms of endearment): ☞ icuncula puellaris, in some recent editions of Suet., Ner., 56, is a mere conjecture.
Minor, Vid: Infant of Spain, *fllius, fllia regis Hispaniae.
infant adj.
puerilis (e.g., aetas, tempus): that infant nation, novus (e.g., ille populus); nascens (opposed to adultus; e.g., Athenae).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infant?
- The usual Latin words for “infant” are īnfāns, pūpus, pūpulus; also pūpa, pūpula, puerīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.