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infant
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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.

[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.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infantinfant - 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"
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

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)
Translations
infant [ˈɪnfənt] nniño/a

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

infant [ˈɪnfənt] nSäugling m;
(young child) → Kleinkind nt
cpdSäuglings-

infant [ˈɪnfənt] nbambino/a

infant
n infant [ˈinfənt]
a baby or very young child the baptism of infants; (also adjective ) an infant school. kind طِفْل، قاصِر бебе dítě, kojenec; dětský spædbarn; baby; grundskole der Säugling βρέφος, νήπιο bebé, párvulo väikelaps نوزاد lapsi, pienokainen nourrisson; de maternelle תִינוֹק बच्चा malo dijete, dojenče csecsemő bayi smábarn bambino; infantile 幼児 유아; 유아의 kūdikis, vaikas bērnudārzs bayi zuigeling, kleuter spedbarn, baby niemowlę, dziecko infante prunc; (de) grădiniţă младенец; ребёнок dieťa, dojča; detský dete beba spädbarn, småbarn ทารก bebek, çok küçük çocuk 嬰兒,幼兒 дитина, немовля طفل شیر خوار trẻ thơ
n infancy
the state or time of being a baby They had two children who died in infancy. kinderjare طفولَه ранно детство rané dětství spædbarnsalder das Säuglingsalter βρεφική, νηπιακή ηλικία infancia, niñez lapsepõlv طفولیت varhaislapsuus petite enfance יַנקוּת शैशव, प्रारंभिक अवस्था rano djetinjstvo csecsemőkor masa bayi (frum)bernska infanzia 幼児期 유아기 kūdikystė agra bērnība masih bayi kindsheid spedbarnsalderen niemowlęctwo infância (fragedă) copilărie младенчество (rané) detstvo detinstvo detinjstvo spädbarnsålder, tidiga barnaår วัยทารก bebeklik 嬰兒期, 幼年 раннє дитинство بچپن lúc còn nhỏ ,


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