infantry

noun

/ˈɪnfəntɹi/

Etymology

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.

derived from īnfāns
derived from infantería
derived from infanterie

Definitions

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units,…
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and…
The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
A regiment of infantry.
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  Infants
  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.

The neighborhood

neighborinfant

Derived

infanteer, infantry fighting vehicle, infantryman, infantryperson, infantrywoman, light infantry, line infantry, marine infantry, mechanized infantry, motorized infantry, mounted infantry, naval infantry, noninfantry

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A definitional loop anchored at infantry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at infantry

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA