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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|enfant]], early made more like the Latin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) or directly from Latin [[m|la|īnfāns|t=young child, babe in arms]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the noun use of an adjective meaning “not able to speak”,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from in-, not, and fāns, present participle of fārī, to speak (see [[fame]] and [[ban]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|fro|enfant]], early made more like the Latin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) or directly from Latin [[m|la|īnfāns|t=young child, babe in arms]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the noun use of an adjective meaning “not able to speak”,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from in-, not, and [[m|la|fāns]], present participle of [[m|la|fārī]], to speak (see [[fame]] and [[ban]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==