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Definition of Infant
1. Noun. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk. "It sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
Exact synonyms: Babe, Baby
Specialized synonyms: Blue Baby, Cherub, Abandoned Infant, Foundling, Godchild, Neonate, Newborn, Newborn Baby, Newborn Infant, Nurseling, Nursling, Suckling, Papoose, Pappoose, Test-tube Baby, War Baby
Generic synonyms: Child, Kid
Derivative terms: Baby, Babyhood, Babyhood, Infancy, Infancy
Specialized synonyms: Blue Baby, Cherub, Abandoned Infant, Foundling, Godchild, Neonate, Newborn, Newborn Baby, Newborn Infant, Nurseling, Nursling, Suckling, Papoose, Pappoose, Test-tube Baby, War Baby
Generic synonyms: Child, Kid
Derivative terms: Baby, Babyhood, Babyhood, Infancy, Infancy
Definition of Infant
1. n. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.
2. a. Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
3. v. t. To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.
Definition of Infant
1. a child in the earliest stages of life [n -S]
Medical Definition of Infant
1. The child up to 24 months of age. The word infant is from the latin meaning not speaking. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infant
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