infant

in·fant  (nfnt)

n.

1. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.

2. Law A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.

adj.

1. Of or being in infancy.

2. Intended for infants or young children.

3. Newly begun or formed: an infant enterprise.

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[Middle English, from Old French enfant, from Latin nfns, nfant-, from nfns, not able to speak, young : in-, not; see in-¹ + fns, present participle of fr, to speak; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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infant

Noun

1. a very young child; baby

2. Law same as minor (sense 4)

3. Brit a young school child

Adjective

1. of, relating to, or designed for young children: infant school

2. in an early stage of development: an infant democracy [Latin infans, literally: speechless]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" babe, baby blue baby - an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart cherub - a sweet innocent baby child, kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" abandoned infant, foundling - a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown godchild - an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant - a baby from birth to four weeks nurseling, nursling, suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse papoose, pappoose - an American Indian infant test-tube baby - a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus war baby - conceived or born during war

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infant

noun 1. baby, child, babe, toddler, tot, wean Scot. little one, bairn Scot. suckling, newborn child, babe in arms, sprog (slang) munchkin (informal), chiefly U.S. neonate, rug rat (slang) littlie Austral. (informal) ankle-biter Austral. (slang) tacker Austral. (slang)

adjective 2. early, new, developing, young, growing, initial, dawning, fledgling, newborn, immature, embryonic, emergent, nascent, unfledged

Translations

infant [ˈɪnfənt] n → niño/a

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infant [ˈɪnfənt] n (= baby) → nourrisson m (= young child); petit(e) enfant

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infant [ˈɪnfənt] n → Säugling m;

(young child) → Kleinkind nt

cpd → Säuglings-

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infant [ˈɪnfənt] n → bambino/a