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Meaning of 'infant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
2 . 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.
3 . Infant [ v. t.]
- To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general.

Meaning of 'infant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Example in sentence:
  • it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different;
  • she held the baby in her arms;
  • the baby began to cry again

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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