ˈinfən.trē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante infant, boy, footman, foot soldier (from Latin infant-, infans infant) + -eria -ry — more at infant
1.
a. : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot
b. : a branch of an army composed of such soldiers
c. : an infantry regiment
the 8th Infantry
d. : moonlight blue
2.
[influenced in meaning by infant (I) ]
: a body of children