Infant
Word | INFANT |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | in fant |
Pronunciations | /ˈɪn.fənt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Infant"
What do we mean by infant?
A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk. noun
A person under the legal age of majority; a minor. noun
A very young nonhuman mammal, especially a primate. noun
Of or being in infancy. adjective
Intended for infants or young children. adjective
Newly begun or formed. adjective
A royal prince or princess of Spain or Portugal: as, the Infant Don Philip: not necessarily the heir to the throne. See infante, infanta. noun
To bring forth as an infant; hence, to give origin or rise to.
Child during the earliest period of its life; a young child. See infancy. noun
In law, a person who is not of full age; specifically (in Great Britain, the United States, etc.), one who has not attained the age of twenty-one years. noun
A noble youth. See child, n., 8. noun
Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or characteristic of infancy; hence, tender; infantile; incipient: as, infant beauty; infant fortunes.
Of or pertaining to the legal state of infancy; minor.
Figuratively, not yet fully grown; still in an early stage of development or growth: as, infant colonies; an infant bud.
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age. 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. noun
Same as Infante. noun
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life; tender; not mature. adjective
Intended for young children. adjective
To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in general. transitive verb
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.
A minor.
A noble or aristocratic youth.
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