Enfants

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. People who are young and are in the developmental stage of childhood
2. individuals who are typically under the age of maturity and are dependent on adults for care
3. a collective term for those who represent the next generation and experience early life stages

Etymology: "Enfants" is the French plural of "enfant", meaning "children". The singular comes from Latin "infans", literally "unable to speak", formed from "in-" (not) and "fari" (to speak), so early childhood was defined by the lack of speech, a link English keeps in "infant".

Synonyms: children, kids