terrible infant

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English

Etymology

Calque of French enfant terrible.[1]

Noun

terrible infant (plural terrible infants)

  1. An enfant terrible.

References

  1. ^ terrible, adj., adv., and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.