infanta
Royal Iberian daughter
An infanta is a daughter of the king and queen of Spain or Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
The male equivalent is infante.
The term appears primarily in historical contexts: The infanta posed for Velázquez's famous portrait.
In casual use, infanta sometimes describes any princess or pampered young woman of high status.
Monarch's daughter or heir
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- queenMost powerful chess piece
empress · tiara · coronation · regalia · sovereignty · realm · kingdom · court
Woman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- noblewomanFemale of high birth
- grandeeElite Castilian nobleman
hidalgo · aristocrat · peeress · blueblood · gentlewoman · dame · lady · patrician
Successive family rulers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
genealogy · birthright · inheritance · primogeniture · progeny · forebears · heir · succession
Female child of parents
girlhood · femininity · señorita · demoiselle · young · unmarried · eligible · betrothal
Life's earliest phase
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- educationSystematic development of mind
- governessPrivate household teacher
tutoring · nursery · coming-of-age · maturation · adolescence · formation · grooming · preparation
princess
Monarch's daughter or heir
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- palaceMonarch's official residence
queen · empress · tiara · coronation · regalia · sovereignty · realm · kingdom · court · majesty
duchess
Woman of ducal rank
- countessFeminine noble rank
- baronessFemale holder of barony
- noblewomanFemale of high birth
grandee · hidalgo · aristocrat · peeress · blueblood · gentlewoman · dame · lady · patrician · heiress
dynasty
Successive family rulers
pedigree · genealogy · birthright · inheritance · primogeniture · progeny · forebears · heir · succession · house
daughter
Female child of parents
womanhood · girlhood · femininity · señorita · demoiselle · young · unmarried · eligible · betrothal · dowry
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- educationSystematic development of mind
governess · tutoring · nursery · coming-of-age · maturation · adolescence · formation · grooming · preparation · heir-apparent
- infant mortality ratesMeasure of newborn deaths
- infant formulaCommercial breastmilk replacement
- infant car seatRestraint for traveling newborns
- infant seatProtective carrier for newborns
- infant careAttending to babies' needs
- infant mortalityDeath rate under one