English Explanatory Dictionary

infare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A party or other celebration held to mark someone's entrance into a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnfɛə/

Word forms

infare infares infair

Etymology

From Middle English infer (“entrance”), from Old English infær (“ingress, entrance, ingang”), from Proto-Germanic *in + *farą (“a going”), corresponding to in- + fare. Related to Old English infaru (“inroad, incursion, invasion”). Compare German einführen (“to introduce”).

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