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infant
[in-fuhnt]
noun
a child during the earliest period of their life, especially before they can walk; baby.
Law.a person who is not of full age, especially one who has not reached the age of 18 years; a minor.
a beginner, as in experience or learning; novice.
The new candidate is a political infant.
anything in the first stage of existence or progress.
infant
/ ˈɪԴəԳ /
noun
a child at the earliest stage of its life; baby
law another word for minor
a young schoolchild, usually under the age of seven
a person who is beginning or inexperienced in an activity
(modifier)
of or relating to young children or infancy
designed or intended for young children
adjective
in an early stage of development; nascent
an infant science or industry
law of or relating to the legal status of infancy
Other Word Forms
- infanthood noun
- infantlike adjective
- ˈԴڲԳˌǴǻ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of infant1
Example Sentences
After the 2016 mobile home fire that killed the infant in Kern County, the California Department of Real Estate revoked the licenses associated with Nijjar’s company at the time.
Back at Amusait Hospital, medics are feeding a number of malnourished infants through tubes.
Some $20 billion represents the federal contribution to California’s substance abuse and mental health services, and $1.3 billion defrays the cost of supplemental food stamps for women, infants and children.
One 2014 study found infants were more likely to help someone if that person rocked them synchronously versus whether they did so out of rhythm.
In March 2024, Bailey allegedly sent DDG “a series of alarming text messages threatening to kill herself and suggesting that their infant son, Halo, might also be harmed,” the document says.
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