What does infant mean?
Definitions for infant
ˈɪn fəntin·fant
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Princeton's WordNet
baby, babe, infant(noun)
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"
Wiktionary
infant(Noun)
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.
Etymology: infantem, accusative masculine singular of infans, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from in- + fans, present participle of for. The verb is from enfanter, from the same Latin source.
infant(Noun)
A minor.
Etymology: infantem, accusative masculine singular of infans, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from in- + fans, present participle of for. The verb is from enfanter, from the same Latin source.
infant(Noun)
A noble or aristocratic youth.
Etymology: infantem, accusative masculine singular of infans, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from in- + fans, present participle of for. The verb is from enfanter, from the same Latin source.
infant(Verb)
To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
Etymology: infantem, accusative masculine singular of infans, nominal use of the adjective meaning 'not able to speak', from in- + fans, present participle of for. The verb is from enfanter, from the same Latin source.
Webster Dictionary
Infant(noun)
a child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Infant(noun)
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
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Infant(noun)
same as Infante
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Infant(adj)
of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature; as, infant strength
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Infant(adj)
intended for young children; as, an infant school
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Infant(verb)
to bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general
Etymology: [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak: cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See Fame, and cf. Infante, Infanta.]
Freebase
Infant
An infant is the very young offspring of a human. When applied to humans, the term is usually considered synonymous with baby or bairn, but the latter is commonly applied to the young of any animal. When a human child learns to walk, the term toddler may be used instead. The term infant is typically applied to young children between the ages of 1 month and 12 months; however, definitions may vary between birth and 2 years of age. A newborn is an infant who is only hours, days, or up to a few weeks old. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth; the term applies to premature infants, postmature infants, and full term infants. Before birth, the term fetus is used.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Infant
in′fant, n. a babe: (Eng. law) a person under twenty-one years of age.—adj. belonging to infants or to infancy: tender: intended for infants.—v.t. (obs.) to have as an infant: to give rise to.—n. In′fancy, the state or time of being an infant: childhood: the beginning of anything: (Milt.) want of distinct utterance.—adjs. Infantile (in′fant-īl, or -il), Infantine (in′fant-īn, or -in), pertaining to infancy or to an infant. [L. infans, -antis—in, not, fans, pr.p. of fāri, to speak; Gr. phēmi.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
INFANT
A disturber of the peace. INFANTRY A defender of the peace.
Etymology and Origins
Infant
In law, any person under the age of twenty-one.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'infant' in Nouns Frequency: #1546
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of infant in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of infant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of infant in a Sentence
It is as natural to die as to be born and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.
The Israeli military Arabic spokesman:
According to indications, the infant and her mother were killed as a result of Palestinian terrorist activities and not as a result of an Israeli raid.
There was no reason that we could identify as to why the Kasai surgery wouldn’t work, it’s always devastating to our entire team when we feel like everything has been done correctly, and still we’re faced with a failed Kasai and a 3-month-old infant who now is going to need a liver transplant before they’re a year of age.
It is not inevitable. We know that countries can turn around their infant mortality rate.
Parents are really well intentioned, they want to provide warmth and comfort to the baby, but all the baby really needs is infant sleep clothing.
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- رضيعArabic
- kojenecCzech
- spædbarn, mindreårigDanish
- Baby, SäuglingGerman
- βρέφος, νήπιοGreek
- infano, infanaEsperanto
- nene, infanteSpanish
- طفل, کودکPersian
- imeväinen, pikkulapsiFinnish
- nourrisson, bébéFrench
- maothranScottish Gaelic
- עולל, תינוקHebrew
- शिशुHindi
- kisbaba, kiskorú, csecsemőHungarian
- երեխա, մանուկ, անչափահասArmenian
- infanteInterlingua
- minore, minorenne, bambino, bambinaItalian
- 赤ちゃん, 赤ん坊, 幼児, 乳児Japanese
- ჩვილიGeorgian
- 유아Korean
- наристе, балаKyrgyz
- infansLatin
- kōhungahungaMāori
- နို့စို့ကလေးBurmese
- zuigelingDutch
- mindreårig, spebarn, barnNorwegian
- DzieckoPolish
- infante, menorPortuguese
- bebelușRomanian
- младенец, ребёнок, дитяRussian
- dojčaSlovak
- spädbarn, underårigSwedish
- watoto wachangaSwahili
- శిశువు, పసిపాపTelugu
- bebekTurkish
- trẻ sơ sinhVietnamese
- inganeZulu
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