infant (Meaning)
infant (n)
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
infant (n.)
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.
A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor.
Same as Infante.
infant (a.)
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength.
Intended for young children; as, an infant school.
infant (v. t.)
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.
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FAQs About the word infant
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talkA child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes,
newborn, toddler,child, baby,kid, boy, babe, neonate, nipper, youth
adult,adult, elder, grown-up, senior citizen, senior citizen, grown-up,elder, senior, graybeard
The infant gazed up at its mother with wide, curious eyes.
The doctor examined the infant's tiny body, listening for a faint heartbeat.
The mother cradled the newborn infant in her arms, feeling an overwhelming surge of love.
The infant's soft cries filled the nursery with an ethereal melody.
