Definition of Infant in English :

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Infant meaning in English

Meaning of Infant in English

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Infant pronunciation in English

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Infant

see synonyms of infant

Noun

1. babe, baby, infant

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Infant

see synonyms of infant
noun
1. 
a child at the earliest stage of its life; baby
2. law another word for minor (sense 10)
3. British
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
adjective
6. 
in an early stage of development; nascent
an infant science or industry
7. law
of or relating to the legal status of infancy

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Infant

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adjective
3. 
of or for infants or infancy
4. 
in a very early stage
noun
1. 
a very young child; baby
2. 
a person in the state of legal infancy; minor

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Infant

see synonyms of infant
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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