infant

in·fant

 (ĭn′fənt)

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.

3. A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate.

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 īnfāns, īnfant-, from īnfāns, not able to speak, young : in-, not; see in-¹ + fāns, present participle of fārī, to speak; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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infant

(ˈɪnfənt)

n

1. a child at the earliest stage of its life; baby

2. (Law) law another word for minor¹⁰

3. (Education) Brit a young schoolchild, usually under the age of seven

4. a person who is beginning or inexperienced in an activity

5. (modifier)

a. of or relating to young children or infancy

b. designed or intended for young children

adj

6. in an early stage of development; nascent: an infant science or industry.

7. (Law) law of or relating to the legal status of infancy

[C14: from Latin infāns, literally: speechless, from in-¹ + fārī to speak]

ˈinfantˌhood n

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in•fant

(ˈɪn fənt)

n.

1. a child during the earliest period of its life, esp. before it can walk; baby.

2. Law. a person below the age of majority; minor.

3. a beginner, as in experience or learning; novice.

4. anything in the first stage of existence or progress.

adj.

5. of or pertaining to infants or infancy.

6. being in infancy.

7. being in the earliest stage.

[1350–1400; Middle English enfaunt < Anglo-French < Latin infantem, acc. infāns small child, literally, one unable to speak =in- in-³ + fāns, present participle of fārī to speak]

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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) young mums with infants in prams

adjective

1. early, new, developing, young, growing, initial, dawning, fledgling, newborn, immature, embryonic, emergent, nascent, unfledged The infant company was based in Germany.

Quotations
"At first the infant,"
"Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms" [William Shakespeare As You Like It]

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infant

noun

1. A very young child:

babe, baby, bambino, neonate, newborn, nursling.

Idiom: bundle of joy.

2. Law. One who is not yet legally of age:

child, juvenile.

Law: minor.

adjective

Being in an early period of growth or development:

green, immature, juvenile, young, youthful.

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Translations

طِفْل، قاصِر

kojenecdětskýdítě

spædbarnbabygrundskole

SäuglingBaby

infano

infantemenornenepárvulo

imeväinenpikkulapsi

enfantnourrisson

csecsemõcsecsemőkisbabakiskorú

smábarn

infanteinfanziaminoreminorennebambina

infans

kūdikystė

bērna-bērnudārzsmazbērnszīdaiņa-zīdainis

zuigeling

bebeluş

dete

spädbarn

bebekçok küçük çocuk

婴儿幼儿

infant

[ˈɪnfənt]

A. N → niño/a m/f (Jur) → menor mf de edad
the infant Jesus → el niño Jesús

B. CPD infant class N → clase f de párvulos
infant mortality N → mortandad f or mortalidad f infantil
infant school N (Brit) centro de educación primaria (primer ciclo)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

infant

[ˈɪnfənt] n

(= baby) → nourrisson m

(= young child) → petit(e) enfant m/f infant carrier, infant soninfant carrier n → porte-bébé m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

infant

n (= baby) → Säugling m; (= young child) → Kleinkind nt; (Jur) → Minderjährige(r) mf; she teaches infants → sie unterrichtet Grundschulkinder; infant care → Säuglingspflege f; infant class (Brit) erste und zweite Grundschulklasse; infant death → Säuglingstod m, → Tod m → im ersten Lebensjahr; infant formula → Säuglingsnahrung f; infant seat → Kindersitz m

adj (= new) democracy, industry etc → jung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

infant

[ˈɪnfənt] n → bambino/a (Law) → minorenne m/f, minore m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

infant

(ˈinfənt) noun

a baby or very young child. the baptism of infants; (also adjective) an infant school. kind طِفْل، قاصِر бебе criança/infantil dítě, kojenec; dětský der Säugling spædbarn; baby; grundskole βρέφος, νήπιοbebé, párvulo väikelaps نوزاد vauva nourrisson; de maternelle תינוק बच्चा malo dijete, dojenče csecsemő bayi smábarn bambino; infantile 幼児 유아, 소아 kūdikis, vaikas bērnudārzs bayi zuigeling, kleuterspedbarn, babyniemowlę, dziecko ماشوم infante prunc; (de) grădiniţă младенец; ребенок dieťa, dojča; detský dete beba spädbarn, småbarn ทารก bebek, çok küçük çocuk 嬰兒，幼兒 дитина, немовля طفل شیر خوار trẻ thơ 婴儿，幼儿

ˈinfancy noun

the state or time of being a baby. They had two children who died in infancy. kinderjare طفولَه ранно детство infância rané dětství das Säuglingsalter spædbarnsalder βρεφική, νηπιακή ηλικία infancia, niñez lapsepõlv طفولیت varhaislapsuus petite enfanceינקות शैशव, प्रारंभिक अवस्था rano djetinjstvo csecsemőkor masa bayi (frum)bernska infanzia 幼児期 유아기 kūdikystė agra bērnība masih bayi kindsheidspedbarnsalderen niemowlęctwo ماشومتوب infância (fragedă) copilărie младенчество (rané) detstvo detinstvo detinjstvo spädbarnsålder, tidiga barnaår วัยทารก bebeklik 嬰兒期, 幼年 раннє дитинство بچپن lúc còn nhỏ 婴儿期，幼年

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in·fant

n. infante, lactante.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

infant

n bebé mf, recién nacido -da mf, nene -na mf (fam)

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