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infant

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As a noun, infant means a very young human being, from conception to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

Meanings of infant

5 meanings

noun

  1. A very young human being, from conception to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.

  2. legalA minor.

  3. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talkperson

    “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”

    Similar: baby, babe
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteA noble or aristocratic youth.

verb

  1. obsoleteTo bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begu…
babybabe

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